healthy — right (vs. left) 1 realization Unique
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme sağ
meaning 1 healthy
direction —
meaning 2 right (vs. left)
reference Baskakov 1977: 743 ESTJA: 141-146
comment

In ESTJA 2003: 141-146 there is an extensive discussion about these roots.  Many Turcologist (Clauson, Dörfer etc.) believe that these two roots are etymologically related, although some others (Scherbak, Räsänen) argue for the different origin. 

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