Animals

inherited

Steppe fauna and domestic animals central to Turkic pastoralism.

*at"horse"
*ït"dog"
*qus"bird"also: *quš
*balïq"fish"
*bȫri"wolf"also: *börü
*ayïg"bear"also: *ayï, *ayu
*tülkü"fox"
*ökür"ox"also: *öküz

Rhotacism visible: Chuvash vakar (with reduced vowel), Common Turkic *z to Chuvash r.

*qōy"sheep"also: *qoyun, *qoy