Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/kepelek

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

Compare to Proto-Tungusic *gepekte (“butterfly”).

Noun

*kepelek

butterfly

Descendants

Kipchak:
- North Kipchak
  - Bashkir: күбәләк (kübäläk)
  - Tatar: күбәләк (kübäläk)
- South Kipchak
  - Kazakh: көбелек (köbelek)
- West Kipchak
  - Kumyk: гёбелек (göbelek)
- East Kipchak
  - Kyrgyz: көпөлөк (köpölök)
  - Southern Altai: кӧбӧлӧк (köbölök)
Oghuz:
- Azerbaijani: kəpənək
- Ottoman Turkish: كلبك‎ (kelebek)
  - Turkish: kelebek
Siberian:
- Yenisei
  - Khakas: хубаған (xubağan)
  - Shor: қонақ
- Sayan
  - Tofa: һебеген
  - Tuvan: ховаган (xovagan)
Karluk
- Uzbek: kapalak
- Uyghur: كېپىنەك‎‎ (këpinek‎)