Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-kir
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
- Forms imitative verbs from onomatopoeia.
- *bar (“sound of shouting”) + *-kir → *barkïr- (“to shout”)
Derived terms
Proto-Turkic terms suffixed with *-kir
Descendants
- Common Turkic:
- Oghuz: [Term?]
- Old Anatolian Turkish:
- Azerbaijani:
- Ottoman Turkish:
- Gagauz:
- Turkish: -kır
- Old Anatolian Turkish:
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “+kIr-”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Poppe, Nicholas (1974) Grammar of Written Mongolian, Harrassowitz, page 67