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Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/tütün

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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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From *tüt(e)- (to smoke) +‎ *-ün.

Noun

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*tütün

  1. tobacco, smoke

Declension

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Declension of *tütün
singular 3)
nominative *tütün
accusative *tütünüg, *tütünni1)
genitive *tütünnüŋ
dative *tütünke
locative *tütünte
ablative *tütünten
allative *tütüngerü
instrumental 2) *tütünün
equative 2) *tütünče
similative 2) *tütünleyü
comitative 2) *tütünlügü

1) Originally used only in pronominal declension.
2) The original instrumental, equative, similative, and comitative cases have fallen into disuse in many modern Turkic languages.
3) Plurality in Proto-Turkic is disputed. See also the notes on the Proto-Turkic/Locative-ablative case and plurality page on Wikibooks.

Descendants

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  • Oghur:
    • Chuvash: тӗтӗм (tĕt̬ĕm)
  • Common Turkic:

References

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  1. ^ Tenishev E. R. (1976) Строй Саларского языка, page: 527
  2. ^ Smoke in Turkic Database[1]