Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-gerü

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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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Alternative forms

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Suffix

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*-gerü

  1. (Old Turkic) Suffix expressing the allative case.
    *at (horse) + ‎*-gerü → ‎*atgaru (toward the horse)

Usage notes

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  1. The third person possessive suffix is merges unstable n and -g- to form -ŋaru.
    *anïŋ ebi (his/her/its house) + ‎*-gerü → ‎*anïŋ ebiŋerü (toward his/her/its house)
  2. Words with first person and second person possessive suffixes already end with m and ŋ. In such cases, g decreases.
    *sẹniŋ ebiŋ (your house) + ‎*-gerü → ‎*sẹniŋ ebiŋerü (toward your house)
    *bẹniŋ ebim (my house) + ‎*-gerü → ‎*bẹniŋ ebimerü (toward my house)
  3. When first and second person singular pronouns take it, they switch to a back voweled environment.
    *sẹ (you) + ‎*-gerü → ‎*saŋaru (toward you)
    *bẹ (I) + ‎*-gerü → ‎*baŋaru (toward me)
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  • *-ni (accusative case)
  • *-niŋ (genitive case)
  • *-ka (dative case)
  • *-de (locative case)
  • *-den (ablative case)
  • *-če (equative case)

Descendants

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  • Common Turkic:
  • Siberian:
    • Old Turkic: 𐰏𐰼𐰇 (-gerü)
    • Old Uyghur: -k’rw (-gerü)
  • Karluk: