Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-m

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	E / I	O / U	Ö / Ü
*-ïm	*-im	*-um	*-üm

Etymology 1

Comparable to Proto-Mongolic *-m (“suffix forming deverbal nouns”).

Suffix

*-m

1. Forms deverbal nouns.

   ‎*öl- (“to die”) + ‎*-m → ‎*ölüm (“death”)

Derived terms

Category Proto-Turkic terms suffixed with *-m not found

Etymology 2

Suffix

*-m

1. Forms ordinals of numerals.

   Synonym: *-inči

   ‎*bīr (“one”) + ‎*-m → ‎*bīrim (“first”)

Descendants

• Oghur:
  • Volga Bulgar: -م (-m)
    • ⇒ Chuvash: -мӗш (-mĕš)
• ⇒ Common Turkic: *-m-inči
  • Arghu:
    • Khalaj: -minci
  • Oghuz:
    • Turkmen: -minji

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “+Im”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Clauson, Gerard (1972) “”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page xliv