Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-i

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
*-ï *-i

Suffix

*-i

  1. Forms denominal verbs.

Usage notes

  1. When the word has two syllables and the suffix is used, haplology happens. The last vowel in the last syllable disappears.
    *semiŕ (fat) + ‎*-i → ‎*semri- (to fatten)
  2. Usually metathesis occurs during evolution in daughter languages.

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Derived terms