Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-ak

This Proto-Turkic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Turkic

preceding vowel
A / Ï / O / U E / I / Ö / Ü
*-ak *-ek

Etymology

Nişanyan compares the Iranic diminutive suffix 𐭪 (-ak), whence Persian ـک (-ak).

Suffix

*-ak

  1. Forms denominal dimunitive nouns.
    Synonyms: *-čük, *-čak, *-č, *-ik
    ‎*ogul (“child, son”) + ‎*-ak → ‎*oglak (“kid”)

Derived terms

Proto-Turkic terms suffixed with *-ak
Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/karak
Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/kepelek
Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/kïsrak
Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/kïŋrak
Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/kökrek
Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/toprak

References

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