Body parts

inherited

Body-part stems — some of the most stable inherited vocabulary across the family.

*bāš"head"

Kazakh bas, Kyrgyz bas: *sh to s. Chuvash pus (with *b to p): the deep-branch reflex.

*kȫŕ"eye"also: *köz

*ạl"hand"also: *el

*adaq"foot"also: *ayaq

Classic *d to y shift: Old Turkic adaq, all modern languages ayak/ayaq.

*til"tongue, language"

*qān"blood"also: *qan

*yürek"heart"

Kazakh zhurek shows *y- to j-; Chuvash cere shows the Bulgaric reflex.

*tīš"tooth"also: *tiš

*sač"hair"

*qulqaq"ear"also: *qulaq

*burun"nose"

*agïŕ"mouth"also: *aġïz

Chuvash savar illustrates rhotacism of final *z to r.