Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/elig

Etymology
Usually considered to be simplex, however some theories have been thrown around: The reason behind the disappearence of the final -i in some languages is uncertain but likely due to confusion with the third person singular possessive, compare, for similar cases.
 * 1) Sevortyan compares the dialectal  and suggets a common root
 * 2) Tekin ties the word to, stating that the sigmatism didn't occur due to its medial position.
 * 3) Nişanyan suggets a derivation, however note that the word is never attested as being back voweled through history.

Some linguists also suggests a relation with since a hand has five fingers.

Noun

 * 1)  hand

Descendants

 * Oghur:
 * Volga


 * Arghu:
 * Oghuz:
 * Ajem-Turkic:
 * Karluk:
 * (dial.)
 * (arch.)
 * Kipchak:
 * East Kipchak:
 * Siberian:
 * North Siberian:
 * South Siberian:
 * Yenisei:
 * Karluk:
 * (dial.)
 * (arch.)
 * Kipchak:
 * East Kipchak:
 * Siberian:
 * North Siberian:
 * South Siberian:
 * Yenisei:
 * North Siberian:
 * South Siberian:
 * Yenisei:
 * North Siberian:
 * South Siberian:
 * Yenisei:
 * South Siberian:
 * Yenisei: