Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-sik

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
*-sïk	*-sik	*-suk	*-sük

Suffix

*-sik

1. (Old Turkic) Suffix creating the necessitive future tense.

   ‎*öl- (“to die”) + ‎*-sik → ‎*ölsüküŋ (“You will inevitably die.”)

   Synonyms: *-či, *-gey, *-āčak

   Antonyms: *-ti, *-miĺ

2. (Old Turkic) Forms nouns from verbs.

   ‎*to- (“to be full”) + ‎*-sik → ‎*tosïk (“satiety”)

Descendants

• Common Turkic:

• Siberian:
  • Old Turkic: [script needed] (-sik)
  • Old Uyghur: [script needed] (-sik)