Where does “тӱкӱрӱк” come from?

тӱкӱрӱк (Southern Altai) comes from Southern Altai тӱкӱрер, from Proto-Turkic *tüpkür- — to spit.

тӱкӱрӱк (Southern Altai): saliva

Definitions

  1. saliva

Ancestry of “тӱкӱрӱк”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Southern Altaiтӱкӱрерto spit
2Proto-Turkic*tüpkür-to spit
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tüpkür- →Every word from Southern Altai тӱкӱрер →