çekim: çoğul баш бармаҡтар · tamlayan баш бармаҡтың
köken: баш (baş, “main, large”) + бармаҡ (barmaq, “finger”) Compare with Tatar, Kyrgyz баш бармак (baş barmak), Kazakh бас бармақ (bas barmaq), Uzbek bosh barmoq, Azerbaijani baş barmaq, Turkish başparmak (“thumb”).
köken: Cognate with Latvian îkšķis, îkstis (“thumb”), Old Prussian instixs (“thumb”). The form inkštys is attested in the writings of Jonas Bretkūnas, but his mother was a native speaker of Old Prussian, casting doubt on its Lithuanian authenticity. More information Possible etymologies for the Baltic term include: * From Proto-Indo-European *enḱ- (“reach, attain, grab, carry”) (Sanskrit अंश (aṃśa,…
köken: # From Proto-Mongolic *herekei, compare Daur xereg. # Likely somehow related to Proto-Turkic *erŋek, compare Khakas иргек (irgek). # Also might be related to Proto-Tungusic *pore, compare Even хөрэгэн (hörəgən), Manchu ᡶᡝᡵᡥᡝ (ferhe).