Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/tēk

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

From Old Chinese 隻 (*tek, “alone, single, unique”)

Noun

*tēk

single
unique
alone

Descendants

Oguz
- Azerbaijani: tək
- Ottoman Turkish: تك‎ (tek)
  - Turkish: tek
  - → Armenian: թաք (tʿakʿ)
  - → Persian: تک‎ (tak)
- Turkmen: täk (ýeke-täk)
Kypchak
- Kazakh: тек (tek)
- Kyrgyz: тек (tek)
- Tatar: тик (tik)
- Bashkir: тик (tik)
- Crimean Tatar: tek
- Kumyk: тек (tek)
Sibir
- Tuvan: тик (tik)
Other Languages
- → Mongolian: тэг (teg)