Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-melig

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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
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*-malïg *-melig

Etymology

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From +‎ *-me +‎ *-lig (see more at Turkish -meli). However, the existence of the Chuvash cognate, may precede the Turkish derivation from -me +‎ -li.[1]

Suffix

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*-melig

  1. Suffix creating necessitative.
    *seb- (to love) + ‎*-melig → ‎*sebmelig ((s/he) should love)

Descendants

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  • Oghur:
    • Chuvash: -малла (-malla), -мелле (-melle)
  • Common Turkic:

References

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  1. ^ G. L. Lewis (1967) Turkish Grammar, Oxford University Press, →ISBN