Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-p-

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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

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)

Descendants

  • Oghur:
    • Chuvash: -п- (-p-)
  • Common Turkic: *-p-:
  • Oghuz:
  • Karluk:
  • Kipchak:
    • South Kipchak:
    • North Kipchak
    • West Kipchak:
    • East Kipchak:
      • Kyrgyz: -п- (-p-)
      • Southern Altai: -п- (-p-)