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).

Noun

*topur

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”)