Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/-tüxer

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

Possibly from earlier *-tü +‎ *-xer (“instrumental case”).

Suffix

*-tüxer

1. Forms ordinals of nominals.

   ‎*gurban (“three”) + ‎*-tüxer → ‎*gutuxar (“third”)

References

• Poppe, Nicholas (1974) Grammar of Written Mongolian, Harrassowitz, page 54
• Janhunen, Juha (2003) The Mongolic Languages‎^[1], Routledge, →ISBN, page 17