Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-tur

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.

• *-tür
• *-t

*-tur

1. Suffix creating transitive verbs.

   ‎*kül- (“to laugh”) + ‎*-tur → ‎*kültür- (“to make someone laugh”)

   ‎*öl- (“to die”) + ‎*-tur → ‎*öltür- (“to make someone die, to kill”)

2. Suffix creating causative verbs.

   ‎*yạŕ- (“to write”) + ‎*-tur → ‎*yạŕtur- (“to cause to write”)

   Synonyms: *-ür, *-gur

1. If the verb has more than one syllable, it takes the form -Ut.

   ‎*okï- (“to read”) + ‎*-tur → ‎*okït- (“to make someone read, to instruct something or someone”)

   ‎*öltür- (“to kill”) + ‎*-tur → ‎*öltürt- (“to get someone killed”)

1. However, if it is added to a verb that has already taken the -Ut form, it does not take the -Ut form a second time, it takes the -tUr form.

   ‎*okït- (“to instruct something or someone”) + ‎*-tur → ‎*okïttur- (“to cause to instruct something or someone”)

   ‎*öltürt- (“to get someone killed”) + ‎*-tur → ‎*öltürttür- (“to cause to get someone killed”)

• Oghur:
  • Chuvash: -тер (-ter), -тар (-tar)
• Common Turkic: