көмүс
Yakut
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *kümüĺ ~ *gümüĺ (“silver”). The lowering of *ü to /ø/ is irregular. Compare Kyrgyz күмүш (kümüş).
Furthermore, SakhaTyla[1] glosses this word in Russian as "серебро (serebro); золото (zoloto)", and in English as "that which has been buried; gold, silver". If true, this would suggest a link with көм (köm, “to bury”).
Noun
көмүс • (kömüs)
See also
| Minerals - минераллар (minerallar) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| stone: таас (taas) |
iron: тимир (timir) |
silver: үрүҥ көмүс (ürüŋ kömüs) | |||
| gold: кыһыл көмүс (kïhïl kömüs) |
copper: алтан (altan) |
chalk: миэл (miel) | |||
| coal: көмөр (kömör) |
salt: туус (tuus) |
lead: сибиниэс (sibinies) | |||
This table was derived from Template:table:mines/trk-pro.