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Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/baĺč

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

Akin to Proto-Mongolic *maljan (“bald”) (<*balja/balji) (cf. Mongolian мулзан (mulzan, “bald”)). Also Mongolian тарвалжи бүргэд (tarvalži bürged, “steppe eagle, acc. the logic literally bald-headed eagle”) was suggested.[1]

Noun

*baĺč

  1. (anatomy) head
  2. beginning

Declension
Declension of *baĺč
Singular 3)
Nominative *baĺč
Accusative *baĺčnï, *baĺčïg 4), *baĺčnïg 1)
Genitive *baĺčnïŋ
Dative *baĺčka
Locative *baĺčda
Ablative *baĺčdan
Allative *baĺčgaru
Instrumental 2) *baĺčïn
Equative 2) *baĺčča
Similative 2) *baĺčlayu
Comitative 2) *baĺčlïgu
1) Possibly in Pre-Proto-Turkic.
2) The original instrumental, equative, similative & comitative cases have fallen into disuse in many modern 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.
4) Found in the Old Turkic era.

Derived terms
  • *baĺč-lïg
  • *baĺč-sïŕ
  • *baĺč-lïk
  • *baĺč-la-

Descendants
  • Oghur:
    • Bulgar: بج (baç), بَجنَ (baçna, “beginning of”)[2]
    • >? Bulgar: بلج
  • Common Turkic: *baš
  • Arghu:
  • Proto-Oghuz: *baš
    • West Oghuz:
      • Old Anatolian Turkish: [script needed] (baş)
        • Azerbaijani: baş
        • Ottoman Turkish: باش (baš), պաշ (baş)
    • East Oghuz:
  • Karluk:
  • Kipchak:
    • Kipchak: بَش (baş)
      • North Kipchak:
      • West Kipchak:
        • Crimean Tatar: baş
        • Karachay-Balkar: баш (baş)
        • Karaim: [script needed] (baş)
        • Kumyk: баш (baş)
      • South Kipchak:
  • Siberian:
    • Old Turkic: 𐰉𐱁 (baš)
      • Old Uyghur: [script needed] (p՚š /⁠baš⁠/)
    • North Siberian:
    • South Siberian:
      • Sayan Turkic:
        • Tuvan: баш (baş)
        • Tofa: баъш
      • Yenisei Turkic:

References
  1. Tekin, T. (1988). TÜRKÇE / ş /, ÇUVAŞÇA / ś / AND MOĞOLCA / ç /. Türk Dili Araştırmaları Yıllığı - Belleten, 34 (1986), 71-75.
  2. Tekin, Talat (1988) Volga Bulgar kitabeleri ve Volga Bulgarcası‎, Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, →ISBN, page 13
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