Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/bērü

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

Nişanyan derives from *bēr- +‎ *-gerü. [1] Clauson derives from *ber +‎ *-rü[2] Erdal suggests a relation with *bū and *bẹ[3]

Adverb

*bērü

  1. (proximal) here, in this side

Reconstruction notes

Clauson also considers the possibility with an *-ẹ- vowel, but he suggests the evidence for an *-ẹ- vowel is not conclusive. [2]

Descendants

  • Proto-Common Turkic:
  • Oghuz:
  • Kipchak:
    • North Kipchak
      • Bashkir: бире (bire)
    • Kipchak-Cuman:
      • Kipchak: beri (Codex Cumanicus)
    • Kyrgyz-Kipchak:
  • Karluk:
    • Karakhanid: [script needed] (berü:)
  • Siberian Turkic:

References

  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “beri”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  2. 2.0 2.1 Clauson, Gerard (1972), “berü:”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 355
  3. ^ beri”, in Köken Bilgisi Sözlüğü[1], Türk Dil Kurumu, 2011–