Chuvash[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Turkic *-čük, cognate with Turkish -cik.
-ҫӗ • (-śĕ)
- Diminutive suffix.
- анне (anne, “mother”) + аннеҫӗ (anneś̬ĕ, “little/pretty mother”) + -м (-m) → аннеҫӗм (anneś̬ĕm, “mumsy”)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Turkic *-či.
-ҫӗ • (-śĕ)
- Profession suffix.
- тӗпчев (tĕpčev, “research”) + -ҫӗ (-śĕ) → тӗпчевҫӗ (tĕpčevśĕ, “researcher”)
- хурал (hural, “watch”) + -ҫӗ (-śĕ) → хуралҫӑ (huralś̬ă, “watchman, guard”)
