Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-p-

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

Infix

*-p-

1. Increases the degree of an adjective.

Usage notes

1. It takes the part up to the first vowel of the adjective to which it is added.

   ‎*kara (“black”) + ‎*-p- → ‎*kapkara (“so black, jet-black”)

   ‎*yeŋgül (“lightweight”) + ‎*-p- → ‎*yepyeŋgül (“so light (weight)”)

   ‎*uŕïn (“long”) + ‎*-p- → ‎*upuŕïn (“so long”)

Related terms

• *yapyaŋï (“brand new”)
• *kapkara (“jet-black”)

Descendants

• Common Turkic:

• Oghuz:
  • Old Anatolian Turkish:
    • Ottoman Turkish:
      • Turkish: -p-, -s-, -m-, -pa-, -pe-
• Karluk:
  • Uyghur: ـپـ (-p-)