Proto-Turkic: *Tạm-
Meaning: 1 to burn (tr.) 2 to kindle 3 to become excited
Russian meaning: 1 жечь 2 зажигать 3 возбуждаться 4 загораться
Old Turkic: tam- 4, tamdur- 2 (OUygh.)
Karakhanid: tamδur- 2 (MK) Tatar: tamɨz- 2 (dial.)
Uighur: tamet- 2 (Lobn.)
Sary-Yughur: tam- 4, tam-dɨr- 1
Khakassian: tam-ɨl- 4, tamɨs- 2
Yakut: tɨmɨt- 3, tɨm-tɨk 'лучина'
Kirghiz: tam- 4, tamɨz- 2
Kazakh: tamɨz- 2
Noghai: tamɨz- 2
Karakalpak: tamɨz- 2
Comments: VEWT 459b, EDT 504, Лексика 363. Clauson thinks the root is < Chin., but this is highly improbable. turcet-prnum,turcet-meaning,turcet-rusmean,turcet-atu,turcet-krh,turcet-tat,turcet-uig,turcet-sjg,turcet-hak,turcet-jak,turcet-krg,turcet-kaz,turcet-nogx,turcet-klpx,turcet-reference,