Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/kȫkerčin

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

From Proto-Turkic *kȫker- (“to turn blue”) +‎ *-čin, from *kȫk (“blue”) +‎ *-er.

Noun

*kȫkerčin

dove, pigeon

Declension

Declension of *kȫkerčin

	Singular ³⁾
Nominative	*kȫkerčin
Accusative	kȫkerčinni, kȫkerčinnig ¹⁾
Genitive	*kȫkerčinniŋ
Dative	*kȫkerčinke
Locative	*kȫkerčinte
Ablative	*kȫkerčinten
Instrumental ²⁾	*kȫkerčinin
Equative ²⁾	*kȫkerčinče

¹⁾ Found in early Proto-Turkic.
²⁾ The original instrumental and equative cases have fallen into disuse in many 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.

Descendants

Oghur:
- Chuvash: кӑвакарчӑн (kăvak̬arč̬ăn)
Common Turkic:

Proto-Oghuz: *göɣerčin
- West Oghuz:
  - Old Anatolian Turkish:
    - Azerbaijani: göyərçin
    - Ottoman Turkish: گوگرجین‎ (güvercin), كوكرجین‎ (güvercin)
      - Turkish: güvercin
      - → Armenian: կիւվէրճին (kiwvērčin)
      - → Laz: ჯუვერჯინი (cuvercini)
    - Turkmeneli Turkish: göğerçin[1]
- East Oghuz:
  - Turkmen: gögerçin
Kipchak:
- North Kipchak:
  - Bashkir: күгәрсен (kügärsen)
  - Tatar: күгәрчен (kügärçen)
- West Kipchak:
  - Crimean Tatar: gögercin, kögerçin
  - Karachay-Balkar: кёгюрчюн (kögürçün)
  - Kumyk: гёгюрчюн (gögürçün)
- South Kipchak:
  - Kazakh: көгершін (kögerşın)
  - Nogai: коьгершин (kögerşin)
- East Kipchak:
  - Kyrgyz: көгүчкөн (kögüçkön)
  - Southern Altai: кӧгӧрчин (kögörčin)
Siberian:
- South Siberian:
  - Sayan:
    - Tuvan: көгээзин (kögeezin, “wild pigeon”)


Animals in Proto-Turkic
Dog	dog: *it	Hunting Dog	hunting dog: *eker	Hen	hen: *tiakïgu
Lark	lark: *torgay	Pigeon	dove, pigeon: *kȫkerčin	Quail	quail: *bïldurčïn
Sparrow	sparrow: *serče	Hawk	hawk, falcon: *kïrguy	Goose	goose: *kāŕ
Wolf	wolf: *bȫrü	Cow	cow: *ingek	Calf	calf: *buŕagu
Camel	camel: *tebe	Young Camel	young of camel: kȫĺek, botu	Horse	horse: *at
Foal	foal: *kulum	Worm	worm: *kūrt	Snake	snake: *yï̄lan
Fox	fox: *tilkü	goat	goat: *keči	He-goat	he-goat: *teke
Lion	lion: *arsïlan	Fish	fish: *bālïk	Abramis brama	carp bream: *čapak
Donkey	donkey: *eĺčgek	Carp	carp: *saŕgan	Catfish	catfish: *yāyïn
Beaver	beaver: *kunduŕ	Hedgehog	hedgehog: *kirpi	Badger	badger: *borsmuk
Fly	fly, mosquito: *siŋek	Bee	wasp, bee: *ārï	Fish	gadfly: *bȫgen
Moth	moth: *küńe	Louse	louse: *bït	Earthworm	earthworm: *sïbuĺgan

References

“göğerçin”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), volume 6, Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1972, page 2169a, marked as "*Erciş -Van, Kerkük"

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[1] “göğerçin”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), volume 6, Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1972, page 2169a, marked as "*Erciş -Van, Kerkük"