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Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/eke
 | This Proto-Turkic entry contains reconstructed words 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
Compared to Proto-Mongolic *egeci (“older sister”).
Noun
*eke
- elder sister
Declension
Declension of *eke
| Singular 3) | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | *eke |
| Accusative | *ekeni, *ekenig 1) |
| Genitive | *ekeniŋ |
| Dative | *ekeke |
| Locative | *ekede |
| Ablative | *ekeden |
| Instrumental 2) | *eken |
1) Found in early Proto-Turkic.
2) The original instrumental case has fallen into disuse in many 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.
2) The original instrumental case has fallen into disuse in many 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
- *eke-č
Descendants
- Oghur:
- Chuvash: акка (akka)
- Oghuz:
- East Oghuz:
- Turkmen: ejeke
- East Oghuz:
- Karluk:
- Karakhanid: [script needed] (eke)
- Kipchak:
- West Kipchak:
- Karachay-Balkar: эгеч (egeç)
- South Kipchak:
- Kyrgyz: эже (eje)
- West Kipchak:
- Siberian:
- Old Turkic: [script needed] (eke)
References
- Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*eke/ *eke”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill