Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-čak

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

• *-ček

Etymology

Akin to Proto-Mongolic *-čag (“diminutive suffix”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Suffix

*-čak

1. Diminutive suffix.

   Synonyms: *-čük, *-ak, *-č

Derived terms

• *bur-čak
• *bȫg-ček
• *bōyn-čak
• *kagur-čak
• *kapïr-čak

Descendants

• Oghur:
  • Chuvash: -ҫа (-śa)
• Common Turkic:

• Oghuz:
  • Old Anatolian Turkish: [script needed] (-čak)
    • Ottoman Turkish: [script needed] (-čak)
      • Turkish: -çak, -çek, -cak, -cek