Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-gān

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.

*-gān

1. Forms deverbal nouns and imperfective participle of verbs

   ‎*seb- (“to love”) + ‎*-gān → ‎*sebgēn (“One who loves”)

   ‎*tabïĺ- (“to run”) + ‎*-gān → ‎*tabïĺgān (“One who jumps (i.e., a hare)”)

• Oghur:
  • Volga Bulgar: -ان (-an/en)
    • Chuvash: -ан (-an), -ен (-en)
• Proto-Common Turkic:

*-gān

1. (very rare, Karluk only) Forms denominal nouns

   ‎*arpa (“barley”) + ‎*-gān → ‎*arpagan (“wild barley, barley cultivate that does not produce seeds”)

   ‎*temür (“iron”) + ‎*-gān → ‎*temürgen (“arrow-head”)

• Clauson, Gerard (1972) “-ğa:n/-ge:n”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page xliv
• Clauson, Gerard (1972) “-ğa:n/-ge:n”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page xlviii
• Erdal, Marcel (1991) Old Turkic Word Formation‎, volume I, Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 85
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “+gAn”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “+gAn2”, in Nişanyan Sözlük