Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/topur

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

Compare to Proto-Mongolic *toxusun, Mongolian тоос (toos). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

*topur

1. earth

   Synonym: *toprak

Derived terms

• *topra-
• *toprak

Descendants

• Common Turkic:
• Oghuz:
  • Old Anatolian Turkish:
    • Ottoman Turkish:
      • Turkish: topur (“patch, piece of earth”) (dial)
  • Turkmen: topur (“earth”)