Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/ūn
Proto-Turkic
Etymology
According to some linguists, it is a borrowing from Chinese 粉 (fěn), related to Korean 분 (bun) and Chinese 分; and according to some linguists, it comes from Proto-Turkic *ub- (“to grind”).
Noun
*ūn
Declension
| singular 3) | |
|---|---|
| nominative | *ūn |
| accusative | *ūnug, *ūnnï1) |
| genitive | *ūnnuŋ |
| dative | *ūnka |
| locative | *ūnta |
| ablative | *ūntan |
| allative | *ūngaru |
| instrumental 2) | *ūnun |
| equative 2) | *ūnča |
| similative 2) | *ūnlayu |
| comitative 2) | *ūnlugu |
1) Originally used only in pronominal declension.
2) The original instrumental, equative, similative, and comitative cases have fallen into disuse in many modern Turkic languages.
3) Plurality in Proto-Turkic is disputed. See also the notes on the Proto-Turkic/Locative-ablative case and plurality page on Wikibooks.
2) The original instrumental, equative, similative, and comitative cases have fallen into disuse in many modern Turkic languages.
3) Plurality in Proto-Turkic is disputed. See also the notes on the Proto-Turkic/Locative-ablative case and plurality page on Wikibooks.
Descendants
- Oghur:
- Chuvash: ҫӑнӑх (śănăh)
- Arghu:
- Khalaj: hûn
- Oghuz:
- Karluk:
- Kipchak: [script needed] (un)
- Siberian: