Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/kẹlin

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

Probably a derivation from *kẹle- (to woo, ask) or *kẹl- (to come) +‎ *-in.

Noun

*kẹlin

  1. bride
  2. daughter-in-law
  3. sister-in-law
    Meronym: (bridegroom, son-in-law, brother-in-law) *küdegü

Declension

Declension of *kẹlin
singular 3)
nominative *kẹlin
accusative *kẹlinig, *kẹlinni1)
genitive *kẹlinniŋ
dative *kẹlinke
locative *kẹlinte
ablative *kẹlinten
allative *kẹlingerü
instrumental 2) *kẹlinin
equative 2) *kẹlinče
similative 2) *kẹlinleyü
comitative 2) *kẹlinligü
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.

Descendants

  • Oghur:
    • Chuvash: кин (kin)
  • Common Turkic:

References