Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/kẹle-

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

Possibly related to Proto-Mongolic *kelen (“language, tongue”), Proto-Tungusic *xilŋü (“tongue”). (cf. Mongolian хэл (xel)). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Verb

*kẹle-

  1. (intransitive) to woo, to court
  2. (intransitive) to ask, to beg
  3. (intransitive) to message

Derived terms

  • *kẹle-či (“messenger, emissary”)
  • *kẹle-ĺč

Descendants

  • Common Turkic:
  • Oghuz:
    • ⇒ Turkish: geleşik
  • Kipchak:
    • North Kipchak:
    • Kipchak-Cuman:
      • Kumyk: гелешмек (geleşmek)
      • ⇒ Karachay-Balkar: келечи (keleçi)
    • Kipchak-Nogai:
      • ⇒ Kazakh: келеші (keleşı)
  • Siberian
    • Khakas: kǝle-, kǝlen-
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