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Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-či

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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

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preceding vowel
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*-čï *-či

Etymology

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Somehow related to Manchu ᠊ᠴᡳ (-ci), Mongolian (). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Suffix

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*-či

  1. Profession suffix.
    *sub (water) + ‎*-či → ‎*subčï (waterman)
    *āb (hunt) + ‎*-či → ‎*ābčï (hunter)
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Descendants

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  • Oghur:
    • Bulgar: -جِ (-çı/çi)
  • Common Turkic:
  • Oghuz:
    • Old Anatolian Turkish:
      • Azerbaijani: -çi
      • Ottoman Turkish:
  • Karluk:
  • Kipchak:
    • North Kipchak:
    • West Kipchak:
    • Southern Kipchak:
      • Caspian:
      • Kyrgyz-Kipchak
  • Siberian:

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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The form *-dAčI is seemingly from *-te +‎ *-či and the form *-mAkčI is seemingly from *-mek +‎ *-či

Suffix

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*-či

  1. Suffix creating the future tense.
    *öl- (to die) + ‎*-či → ‎*ölteči (she/he/it will die.)
    Synonyms: *-sik, *-gey, *-āčak
    Antonyms: *-ti, *-miĺ

Descendants

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  • Common Turkic: