Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-ge
Proto-Turkic
editpreceding vowel | |
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A / Ï / O / U | E / I / Ö / Ü |
*-ga | *-ge |
Etymology 1
editComparable to Proto-Mongolic *-gan (“deverbal noun suffix”), Proto-Tungusic *-kan (“deverbal noun suffix”).
Suffix
edit*-ge
- Forms deverbal nouns.
Etymology 2
editComparable to Proto-Mongolic *-gan and *-xan (“denominal noun suffix”) and Proto-Tungusic *-kan.
Suffix
edit*-ge
- Forms denominal nouns, usually used for animals and plants.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “+gA”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Clauson, Gerard (1972) “”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages xliii and xlvii