Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/kepelek

Etymology
From. The rounding in some of the descendants is due to the neighboring labial /p/. Some of the descendants also exhibit metathesis to. Eren (1999) suggests that this word is an onomatopoeic in origin.

Clauson suggets a loanword, but does not give a source language, pointing that it is only present in Oghuz, Karluk and Kipchak branches.

Compared to () and  by Altaicists, although such comparisons are deemed as unscientific by the consensus.

Noun

 * 1)  butterfly

Descendants



 * Oghuz:
 * West Oghuz:
 * East Oghuz:
 * Karluk
 * Kipchak:
 * Cuman:
 * North Kipchak
 * South Kipchak
 * West Kipchak
 * East Kipchak
 * Siberian:
 * South Siberian
 * Yenisei:
 * Cuman:
 * North Kipchak
 * South Kipchak
 * West Kipchak
 * East Kipchak
 * Siberian:
 * South Siberian
 * Yenisei:
 * East Kipchak
 * Siberian:
 * South Siberian
 * Yenisei:
 * South Siberian
 * Yenisei: