Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-mir

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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

preceding vowel
A / Ï E / I O / U Ö / Ü
*-mïr *-mir *-mur *-mür

Etymology

Comparable to Proto-Mongolic *-mer.[1]

Suffix

*-mir

  1. Forms deverbal nouns
    *ạl- (to take) + ‎*-mir → ‎*ạlmïr (greed, desire, lust)
    *yag- (to rain) + ‎*-mir → ‎*yagmur (rain)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Poppe, Nicholas (1974) Grammar of Written Mongolian, Harrassowitz, page 48