Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/kančïk

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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

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Alternative reconstructions

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Etymology

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Probably borrowed from Sogdian 𐼸𐼻𐼿𐼷𐼸 (kncyk, young girl), diminutive of 𐼸𐼻𐼿 (knc, girl). Some anaylse it as *kan +‎ *-čïk, however considering the root is unattested and the suffix would have been *-čük at the time, this is unlikely.

Compared to Proto-Tungusic *kačikān (puppy) by Altaicists however that is likely a borrowing from Turkic.

Noun

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*kančïk

  1. (Common Turkic) bitch; both in the sense of female dog and a promiscuous woman.
    Hyponyms: *ït (dog), *köpek (dog), *tülki (fox), *bȫrü (wolf), *kūrt (wolf)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Common Turkic: *kaŋčïk, *kančïk

References

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  • Gharib, B. (1995) “kncyk”, in Sogdian dictionary: Sogdian–Persian–English, Tehran: Farhangan Publications, page 190
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kancık”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Levitskaja, L. S., Dybo, A. V., Rassadin, V. I. (1997) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume V, Moscow: Jazyki russkoj kulʹtury, pages 255-256
  • Räsänen, Martti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, page 230
  • Tenišev E. R., editor (1984–2006), Sravnitelʹno-istoričeskaja grammatika tjurkskix jazykov: [Comparative Historical Grammar of Turkic Languages:] (in Russian), Moscow: Nauka, page 190
  • Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*kaŋ-čïk”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)‎[1], Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill