Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/-si

This Proto-Tungusic 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-Tungusic

Etymology

Suffix variant of *si (“thou, you”).

Suffix

*-si

1. second-person singular possessive suffix.

   ‎*gerbǖ (“name”) + ‎*-si → ‎*gerbǖsi (“your name”)

   *Sini gerbǖsi ŋüi?

   What is your name? (Lit. “Who is your name?”)

Derived terms

• *-nsi (“second-person singular aorist ending”)

See also

• *-bi (“first-person singular possessive suffix”)
• *-ni (“third-person singular possessive suffix”)
• *-bu(n) (“first-person plural possessive suffix”)

Descendants

• Tungusic:
  • North Tungusic:
    • Even: -сэн (-sən), -си (-si)
    • Evenki: -с (-s), -ис (-is)
    • Negidal: -с (-s)
    • Solon: -si
  • South Tungusic:
    • Central:
      • Oroch: -си (-si)
      • Udihe: -си (-si)
        • Khor Udihe: -һi (-hi)
    • South-Eastern:
      • Nanai: -си (-si), -хи (-xi)
      • Ulch: -си (-si)