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Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/sim-

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This Proto-Turkic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Turkic

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Etymology

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Proto-Turkic *sim- +‎ *-ür in Common Turkic.

Compare Proto-Mongolic *sime (juice; to soak; to suck), Proto-Tungusic *šime- (to soak; to suck). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Verb

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*sim-

  1. (transitive) to suck
    Synonym: *em-
  2. (transitive) to swallow

Descendants

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  • Oghur:
    • Chuvash: сим (sim, nectar; ale)
  • Common Turkic: *simür-

References

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  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “simür-”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 829