𐰕

𐰕 U+10C15, 𐰕 OLD TURKIC LETTER YENISEI EZ ← 𐰔 [U+10C14] Old Turkic 𐰖 → [U+10C16]

See also: 𐰔

Old Turkic

Etymology

Clauson suggest that it might ultimately be derived from Ancient Greek Ζ (Z, “zeta”) through intermediaries.

Letter

𐰕 (z)

1. (Irk Bitig, Yenisei Kyrgyz) A letter of the Old Turkic runic script, representing /z/, used in both vowel types.

References

• Clauson, Gerard (1972) “z”, in The Origin of Turkic Runic Alphabet, London, pages 70 and 75
• Clauson, Gerard (1962) Turkish and Mongolian studies‎^[1], London: Royal Asiatic Society, page 80
• Ghirshman, Roman (1948) Les Chionites-Hephtalites‎^[2], Iran: Institut francais d'archeologie orientale, page 63