Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-n

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

Alternative forms

*-in
*-ïn
*-un
*-ün

Etymology 1

Compared to Proto-Tungusic *-n, Proto-Mongolic *-n.

Suffix

*-n

Suffix creating noun from a verb.

Related terms

*yạrï-n (“tomorrow”)
*kẹl-in (“bride”)
*oy-un (“game”)
*bur-un (“nose; before”)
*or-un (“place”)
*büt-ün (“all, whole”)
*üč-ün (“because of, for the sake of”)
*tüt-ün (“tobacco”)
*yak-ïn (“near”)
*tolku-n (“wave”)
*sāy-ïn (“every”)
*sā-n (“number”)
*sïg-un (?)

Suffix

*-n

(Common Turkic?) Suffix creating instrumental case.
‎*yāy (“summer”) + ‎*-n → ‎*yāyïn (“in the summer, during summer”)

Related terms

Turkish: yazın, ilkin
Yakut: сайын (sayın)

Alternative forms

*-an, *-en, *-un, *-ün

Suffix

*-n

Ancient plural forming suffix now unproductive.
‎*bod (“tribe”) + ‎*-n → ‎*bodun (“people, nation”)

‎*ēr (“man”) + ‎*-n → ‎*ēren (“men; plural of man but now used with singular meaning.”)

‎*ogul (“son”) + ‎*-n → ‎*ogulan (“sons; plural of son but now used with singular meaning in many Turkic languages.”)

Derived terms

Proto-Turkic terms suffixed with *-n

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