Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/-ce

This Proto-Mongolic 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-Mongolic

preceding vowel
A / Ï / O / U	E / I / Ö / Ü
*-ca	*-ce

Etymology

The form *-ece is from +‎ *-e (“suffix forming locative adverbs”) +‎ *-ce (“ablative case”).

Suffix

*-ce

1. Forms the ablative case.

   ‎*morïn (“horse”) + ‎*-ce → ‎*morïnca (“from the horse”)

Descendents

• Buryat: -хаа (-xaa)
• East Yugur: [Term?] (/⁠sɑ⁠/)
• Monguor:
  • Mongghul: [Term?] (/⁠sɑ⁠/)
  • Mangghuer: [Term?] (/⁠sɑ⁠/)
• Bonan: [Term?] (/⁠sɑ⁠/)
• Dongxiang: [Term?] (/⁠sɑ⁠/)
• Mogholi: [Term?] (/⁠sɑ⁠/)

• Proto-Mongolic: *-e-ce

• Mongolian:
  • Classical: ᠊ᠠᠴᠠ (-ača)
  • Khalkha Mongolian: -аас (-aas)
  • Ordos: /ɑɑs/
• Oirat:
  • Kalmyk: -ас (-as)
  • Written: ᠡᠡᠴᠡ (ᠡᠡzᠡ)
• Daur: [Term?] (/⁠ɑɑs⁠/)
• Kangjia: [Term?] (/⁠ɑhɑ⁠/)
• Mogholi: [Term?] (/⁠ɑsɑ⁠/)

References

• Poppe, Nicholas (1974) Grammar of Written Mongolian, Harrassowitz, page 75
• Janhunen, Juha (2003) The Mongolic Languages‎^[1], Routledge, →ISBN, page 14