ne, neme

what

Proto-Turkic: *nē-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Proto-Altaic: *ŋ[i̯V]
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: что
Turkic: *nē
Mongolian: *jaɣu-n-, *jaɣuma
Tungus-Manchu: *ŋǖ
Korean: *nú-
Japanese: *nV̀
Comments: The earliest PT form must have contained a unique initial nasal (generally nasals were not allowed word-initially), having yielded specific reflexes in modern languages. See VEWT 352, EDT 774-5, Stachowski 230-231, ЭСТЯ 7, Федотов 1, 356.
Old Turkic: ne (Orkh., OUygh.)
Karakhanid: ne (MK, KB)
Turkish: ne, neme
Tatar: ni, nɛrsɛ
Middle Turkic: ne (Abush., Sangl.)
Uzbek: ne
Uighur: nä
Sary-Yughur: ni
Azerbaidzhan: nä
Turkmen: nǟ, nǟmä
Khakassian: nime, ni; nō `which' (*ne-gu)
Shor: nebe `thing', nō `what' (*ne-gu)
Oyrat: ne, neme
Halaj: ne
Chuvash: mǝʷn (metathesis < *ne-me)
Yakut: tuox (*suox < *če-gu+ok?)
Dolgan: tuok
Tuva: čǖ (*če-gü), čüve (*čegü-me)
Tofalar: čǖ, čüme
Kirghiz: ne, neme
Kazakh: ne
Noghai: ne
Bashkir: ni, nämä
Balkar: ne
Gagauz: ne
Karaim: ne
Karakalpak: ne, neme
Salar: ne
Kumyk: ne, neme