Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-man

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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

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preceding vowel
A / Ï / O / U E / I / Ö / Ü
*-man *-men

Suffix

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*-man

  1. Suffix creating noun from a verb.
    *or- (an unattested verb) + ‎*-man → ‎*orman (forest)
    *tegir- (to spin) + ‎*-man → ‎*tegirmen (mill)
    *tu- (to close, occlude) + ‎*-man → ‎*tuman (fog; smoke)
    *kēt- (to indent, notch) + ‎*-man → ‎*kētmen (hoe, mattock)
    *yab- (an unattested verb) + ‎*-man → ‎*yaman (bad wicked)

Descendants

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  • Oghuz:
    • West Oghuz:
      • Ottoman Turkish:
        • Turkish: -men, -man (only occurs in the words above)

Derived terms

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