Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/-l

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

Etymology

Comparable to Proto-Turkic *-iĺ (“suffix forming deverbal nouns”).

Suffix

*-l

1. Forms deverbal nouns.

   ‎*ükü- (“to die”) + ‎*-l → ‎*ükül (“death”)

Derived terms

Category Proto-Mongolic terms suffixed with *-l not found

References

• Poppe, Nicholas (1974) “-l”, in Grammar of Written Mongolian, Harrassowitz, page 47