Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/-ken

This Proto-Mongolic 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-Mongolic

Etymology

Comparable to Proto-Tungusic *-kān (“diminutive suffix”).

Suffix

*-ken

1. Forms diminutive denominal nouns.

   ‎*kew (“child”) + ‎*-ken → ‎*kewken (“girl, daughter”)

Derived terms

Proto-Mongolic terms suffixed with *-ken

References

• Poppe, Nicholas (1974) Grammar of Written Mongolian, Harrassowitz, page 42