Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/kēče

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

Not derived from *keč- (“to pass, wade”). Related to *kēč (“late”).

Adverb

*kēče

evening
night
yesterday
long time
late

Descendants

Oghur:
- Chuvash: каҫ (kaś)
Common Turkic: *kẹ̄če

Arghu
- Khalaj: kîeçə (“night”)
Oghuz:
- Old Anatolian Turkish: كیجه‎ (gejä)
  - Azerbaijani: gecə
  - Ottoman Turkish: گیجه‎ (gece)
    - Gagauz: gecä
    - Turkish: gece
- East Oghuz:
  - Turkmen: gije (“night”)
  - Salar: gece
Karluk:
- Karakhanid: [script needed] (kečä, “night”)
  - Uzbek: كېچە‎ (“night”)
  - Uzbek: kecha (“yesterday”)
Kipchak:
- North Kipchak:
  - Bashkir: кисә (kisä, “yesterday”)
  - Bashkir: кисә (kisä, “yesterday”)
- West Kipchak:
  - Karachay-Balkar: кече (keçe, “night”)
  - Crimean Tatar: gece (“night”)
  - Kumyk: гече (geçe, “evening”), геч (geç)
- South Kipchak:
  - Karakalpak: кеш (“yesterday”)
  - Kazakh: кеше (keşe, “yesterday”), кеш (keş, “evening”)
  - Nogai: кеше (keşe, “night”)
- Kyrgyz-Kipchak:
  - Kyrgyz: кеч (keç, “evening”), кечээ (keçee, “yesterday”)
  - Southern Altai: кеч (keč, “evening”), кече (keče, “yesterday”)
Siberian:
- Old Turkic: 𐰛𐰃𐰲𐰀‎ (kéče, “morning”)
- North Siberian:
  - Dolgan: киэһэ (kiehe)
  - Yakut: киэһэ (kiehe)
- South Siberian:
  - Yenisei:
    - Khakas: киӌее (kicee) geǰe
  - Sayan:
    - Dukhan: geǰe (“evening”)
    - Soyot: кеҷе (keҷe, “evening”)
    - Tofa: кеҷе (kece, “evening”)
    - Tuvan: кежээ (kejee, “evening”)

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