Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/semiŕ

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 *sem-ci (“inner fat, fat on liver”), Proto-Tungusic *semesik (“inner fat”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) Looking at the compared word in Mongolic, can be from *sem- +‎ *-iŕ.

Adjective

*semiŕ

fat

Usage notes

Reconstructed with a non-palatal r when it is a verb. (*semir- instead of *semiŕ, see Proto-Turkic *semir- (“to fatten”))

Descendants

Oghur:
- Chuvash: самӑр (samăr, “fat”)
Common Turkic:

Oghuz:
- Old Anatolian Turkish:
  - Azerbaijani: səmiz, səmizmək (“to fatten”)
  - Ottoman Turkish: سمیز‎ (semiz)
    - Turkish: semiz
- Salar: semiz, simus
- Turkmen: semiz
Karluk:
- Karakhanid: سَمِزْ‎ (semiz)
  - Khorezmian Turkic:
    - Chagatai:
      - Uzbek: semiz
      - Uyghur: سېمىز‎ (sëmiz)
Kipchak:
- West Kipchak:
  - Crimean Tatar: semiz
  - Kumyk: семиз (semiz)
  - Karachay-Balkar: семиз (semiz)
  - Karaim: [script needed] (semiz)
- North Kipchak:
  - Bashkir: һимеҙ (himeð)
  - Tatar: симез (simez)
- South Kipchak:
  - Caspian:
    - Kazakh: семіз (semız)
    - Karakalpak: semiz
    - Nogai: семіз
  - Kyrgyz-Kipchak:
    - Kyrgyz: семиз (semiz)
    - Southern Altai: семис (semis)
Siberian:
- Old Turkic: [script needed] (semiz)
- Old Uyghur: [script needed] (semiz)
- North Siberian:
  - Dolgan: эмис
  - Yakut: эмис (emis)
- South Siberian:
  - Sayan Turkic:
    - Tuvan: семис (semis)
    - Tofa: семис
  - Yenisei Turkic:
    - Shor: себис
    - Khakas: симiс (simis)
    - Western Yugur: [script needed] (semiz)