Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/yïlïm

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

The archaic form probably is *(y)ilim since seems related to *īl- (“to catch, hold; to hang”). Compare Old Turkic 𐰃𐰞𐰃𐰤 (ilin-, “to be caught”).

Noun

*yïlïm

1. net (fish)

Declension

Declension of *yïlïm

	Singular 3)
Nominative	*yïlïm
Accusative	*yïlïmïg, *yïlïmnï1)
Genitive	*yïlïmnïŋ
Dative	*yïlïmka
Locative	*yïlïmda
Ablative	*yïlïmdan
Allative	*yïlïmgaru
Instrumental 2)	*yïlïmïn
Equative 2)	*yïlïmča
Similative 2)	*yïlïmlayu
Comitative 2)	*yïlïmlïgu

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.

Descendants

• Oghur:
  • Chuvash: ҫилӗм (śilĕm)
• Common Turkic:

• Proto-Oghuz:
  • East Oghuz:
    • Turkmen: ýylym
• Karluk:
  • Uzbek: yilim
• Kipchak:
  • North Kipchak:
    • Bashkir: йылым (yılım)
    • Tatar: жылым (jılım)
  • South Kipchak:
    • Kazakh: jilim
    • Kazakh: жылым (jylym)
    • Nogai: йылым (yılım)
  • East Kipchak:
    • Kyrgyz: жылым (jılım)
• Siberian:
  • North Siberian:
    • Dolgan: илим
    • Yakut: илим (ilim)

References

• Räsänen, Martti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, page 200
• Sevortjan, E. V., Levitskaja, L. S. (1989) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume 4, Moscow: Nauka, pages 282-283
• Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*yïlïm”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)‎^[1], Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill