On the origin of the verb ötün - and its derivatives in the historical Turkish dialects

Abstract

The verb ötün-, which basically means “to submit, to request, to ask”, has been encountered in the texts since the Old Turkish period. Especially in the Old Uyghur Turkish, it is seen that the frequency of use of the verb with its various derivatives increased, but we can find it in all historical Turkish dialects, and it still maintains its existence in a significant part of modern Turkish dialects. It is clear that the verb is not in the form of a base, and for this reason, various views have been put forward about its structure. However, there is no consensus on the subject yet. In this study, first of all, I aim to question the status of the verb in the historical dialects and then show its existence in the modern dialects. I have brought together the explanations made so far about the verb base and presented the common theme. Then, based on the existing data I have examined what the verb base might be. Finally, I have explained the derivatives of this verb base in the historical dialects of Turkish with examples.