Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-man

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
*-man *-men

Suffix

*-man

  1. Forms deverbal nouns.
    ‎*or- (“an unattested verb”) + ‎*-man → ‎*orman (“forest”)
    ‎*tegir- (“to spin”) + ‎*-man → ‎*tegirmen (“mill”)
    ‎*tu- (“to close, occlude”) + ‎*-man → ‎*tuman (“fog; smoke”)
    ‎*kēt- (“to indent, notch”) + ‎*-man → ‎*kētmen (“hoe, mattock”)
    ‎*yab- (“an unattested verb”) + ‎*-man → ‎*yaman (“bad wicked”)

Descendants

  • Oghuz:
    • West Oghuz:
      • Ottoman Turkish:
        • Turkish: -men, -man (“only occurs in the words above”)

Derived terms

Proto-Turkic terms suffixed with *-man
Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/orman
Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/tuman
Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/yaman
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