Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-im

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

Alternative forms

• *-m, *-ïm, *-um, *-üm

Suffix

*-im

1. Suffix equipping headword for first-person singular; possessive suffix

   ‎*at (“horse”) + ‎*-im → ‎*atïm (“horse of (me); (my) horse”)

Usage notes

If the suffix comes to a word ending in a vowel, it takes *-m form.

1. ‎*ana (“mother”) + ‎*-im → ‎*anam (“mother of (me); (my) mother”)

Related terms

• *-niŋ (“genitive case”)
• *-iŋ (“suffix equipping headword for second-person singular”)
• *-si (“suffix equipping headword for third-person”)
• *-imiŕ (“suffix equipping headword for first-person plural”)
• *-iŋiŕ (“suffix equipping headword for second-person plural”)
• *-ki (“suffix used to form an adjectival or nominal that indicates the possessor”)