Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/-kan

Proto-Tungusic

Alternative forms

• *-ken

Etymology

Akin to Proto-Turkic *-gan, Proto-Mongolic *-gan. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Suffix

*-kan

1. Suffix creating noun from a verb.

Related terms

• *eyi-ken (“donkey”)
• *šimuč-ken (“small finger”)
• *tüp-ken (“nail, peg; fingernail”)
• *xaču-kan (“kettle”)
• *sia-kan (“pendants on ear-ring”)
• *biri-ken (“planking; tent, construction; fence”)