Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-kir

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
*-kïr	*-kir

Etymology

Comparable to Proto-Mongolic *-kire (“suffix forming imitative verb”).

Suffix

*-kir

1. Forms imitative verbs from onomatopoeia.

   ‎*bar (“sound of shouting”) + ‎*-kir → ‎*barkïr- (“to shout”)

Derived terms

Proto-Turkic terms suffixed with *-kir

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “+kIr-”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Poppe, Nicholas (1974) Grammar of Written Mongolian, Harrassowitz, page 67