Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-i

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

preceding vowel
A / Ï / O / U	E / I / Ö / Ü
*-ï	*-i

Suffix

*-i

1. Suffix creating a verb from a noun.

Usage notes

1. When the word has two syllables and the suffix is used, haplology happens. The last vowel in the last syllable disappears.

   ‎*semiŕ (“fat”) + ‎*-i → ‎*semri- (“to fatten”)

2. Usually metathesis occurs during evolution in daughter languages.

Related terms

• *semiŕ-i- (“to fatten”)
• *sēkiŕ-i- (“to hop”)

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “+I-”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Derived terms

Proto-Turkic terms suffixed with *-i