Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-kir

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
*-kïr *-kir

Etymology

Comparable to Proto-Mongolic *-kire (suffix forming imitative verb).

Suffix

*-kir

  1. Forms imitative verbs from onomatopoeia.
    *bar (sound of shouting) + ‎*-kir → ‎*barkïr- (to shout)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Common Turkic:
  • Oghuz: [Term?]
    • Old Anatolian Turkish:
      • Azerbaijani:
      • Ottoman Turkish:

References