Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-meŕ

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

preceding vowel
A / Ï / O / U	E / I / Ö / Ü
*-maŕ	*-meŕ

Etymology

From *-me +‎ *-r.(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Suffix

*-meŕ

1. Suffix creating negative present tense.

   ‎*seb- (“to love”) + ‎*-meŕ → ‎*sebmeŕ (“She/he/it doesn't love.”)

   Antonym: *-ür

Descendants

• Oghur:
  • Chuvash: -мер (-mer), -мар (-mar)
• Common Turkic:

• Oghuz:
  • Old Anatolian Turkish: [script needed] (-mez), [script needed] (-maz)
    • Azerbaijani: -məz, -maz, -mər, -mar
    • Ottoman Turkish: ـمز (-mez, -maz)
      • Gagauz: -mäz, -maz, -mär, -mar, -märsin, -marsın, -märim, -marım
      • Turkish: -mez, -maz, -merin (dial.), -marın (dial.)
  • Salar: -mes, -mas
  • Turkmen: -mez, -maz, -merin, -maryn, -mersin, -marsyn
• Karluk:
  • Karakhanid:
    • Uzbek: -mas
    • Uyghur: [script needed] (-mes), [script needed] (-mas)
• Kipchak:
  • East Kipchak:
    • Kyrgyz: -бес (-bes), -бас (-bas), -бөс (-bös), -бос (-bos), -пес (-pes), -пас (-pas), -пөс (-pös), -пос (-pos)
    • Southern Altai: -бес (-bes), -бас (-bas), -бӧс (-bös), -бос (-bos)
  • South Kipchak:
    • Kazakh: -мес (-mes), -мас (-mas), -бес (-bes), -бас (-bas), -пес (-pes), -пас (-pas)
    • Nogai: -мес (-mes), -мас (-mas)
  • West Kipchak:
    • Kumyk: -мес (-mes), -мас (-mas)
• Siberian:
  • North Siberian:
    • Yakut: -бат (-bat), -бэт (-bet), -бот (-bot), -бөт (-böt)
  • South Siberian:
    • Sayan:
      • Tuvan: -пес (-pes), -пас (-pas)

References

• Doğan, L. (2021). Gagauz Türkçesinde Olumsuzluk ve Yokluk. Balkan Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi, 10(2), 377-424.[1]
• Özkan, N. (2021). Gagavuzlara Türkiye Türkçesi Öğretimi. Erciyes Akademi, 35(Özel sayı), 837-854. [2]