Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-mir

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 E / I O / U Ö / Ü
*-mïr *-mir *-mur *-mür

Etymology

Comparable to Proto-Mongolic *-mer.[1]

Suffix

*-mir

  1. Forms deverbal nouns
    ‎*al- (“to take”) + ‎*-mir → ‎*almïr (“greed, desire, lust”)
    ‎*yag- (“to rain”) + ‎*-mir → ‎*yagmur (“rain”)

Derived terms

Proto-Turkic terms suffixed with *-mir
Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/kömür
Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/tamïr
Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/yagmur
Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/čalpmur

References

  1. ^ Poppe, Nicholas (1974) Grammar of Written Mongolian, Harrassowitz, page 48
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