Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/oglan

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

Most likely from *ogul (boy; son) +‎ *-an (ancient plural-forming suffix). Also cognate with *oglak (yeanling).

Noun

*oglan

  1. boy

Descendants

  • Oghuz:
    • Old Anatolian Turkish: اوغلان (oġlan), اوغولان (oġulan), اوغلن (oġlan)
      • Azerbaijani: oğlan
      • Gagauz: olan
      • Ottoman Turkish: اوغلان (oğlan)
        • Turkish: oğlan
        • Armenian: օղլան (ōġlan), Աւղլան (Awġlan), Օղլան (Ōġlan)
        • Polish: ułan
    • Turkmen: oglan
    • Salar: oğlan
  • Karluk
    • Uzbek: oʻgʻlon
  • Kipchak:
  • Siberian