Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-zün

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
*-zun	*-zün

Suffix

*-zün

1. (Common Turkic) Suffix forming third-person singular imperative.

   ‎*seb- (“to love”) + ‎*-zün → ‎*sebzün (“he/she/it must love!”)

See the Wikibooks page about imperatives in Proto-Turkic to learn more about it.

Related terms

• *-eyin (“suffix forming first-person singular imperative”)
• *-gil (“suffix forming second-person singular imperative”)
• *-elim (“suffix forming first-person plural imperative”)
• *-iŋ (“suffix forming second-person plural imperative”)

Descendants

• Common Turkic:

• Oghuz:
  • Old Anatolian Turkish:
    • Azerbaijani: -sin, -sın, -sun, -sün
    • Ottoman Turkish:
      • Turkish: -sin, -sın, -sun, -sün
  • Turkmen: -sin, -syn, -sun, -sün