Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-gey

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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

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preceding vowel
A / Ï / O / U E / I / Ö / Ü
*-gay *-gey

Etymology 1

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Suffix

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*-gey

  1. Suffix creating optative mood or predictive future.
    *öl- (to die) + ‎*-gey → ‎*ölgey ((I hope, I predict) she/he/it dies/will die.)
    Synonyms: *-či, *-sik, *-āčak
    Antonyms: *-ti, *-miĺ

Descendants

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  • Common Turkic:
  • Oghuz:
    • Old Anatolian Turkish:


Etymology 2

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Suffix

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*-gey

  1. Suffix creating an adjective similar to the noun.
    *ög (1. mind 2. mother) + ‎*-gey → ‎*ögey (step-)
    Synonyms: *-dem, *-sig

Derived terms

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