Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/teŋ

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

Etymology

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 等 (təŋX, “equal”).

Noun

*teŋ

1. equal

Declension

Declension of *teŋ

	Singular 3)
Nominative	*teŋ
Accusative	*teŋig, *teŋni1)
Genitive	*teŋniŋ
Dative	*teŋke
Locative	*teŋde
Ablative	*teŋden
Allative	*teŋgerü
Instrumental 2)	*teŋin
Equative 2)	*teŋče
Similative 2)	*teŋleyü
Comitative 2)	*teŋligü

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

Derived terms

• *teŋlik

Descendants

• Oghur:
  • Chuvash: тан (tan)
• Common Turkic: *teŋ

• Oghuz:
  • West Oghuz:
    • Old Anatolian Turkish:
      • Ottoman Turkish: دنك (denk)
        • Turkish: denk
        • Gagauz: denk
  • East Oghuz:
    • Turkmen: deň
• Karluk:
  • Chagatai: [script needed] (ting)
    • Uyghur: تەڭ (teng)
    • Uzbek: teng
• Kipchak:
  • North Kipchak:
    • Bashkir: тиң (tiñ)
    • Tatar: тиң (tiñ)
  • East Kipchak:
    • Kyrgyz: тең (teŋ)
    • Southern Altai: теҥ (teŋ)
  • South Kipchak:
    • Kazakh: тең (teñ)
  • West Kipchak:
    • Kumyk: тенг (teñ)
• Siberian:
  • North Siberian:
    • Dolgan: тэҥ (teñ)
    • Yakut: тэҥ (teñ)
  • South Siberian:
    • Sayan:
      • Tuvan: дең (deñ)
    • Yenisei:
      • Shor: тең (teñ)
      • Khakas: тең (teñ)