-іңіз
Kazakh
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *-iŋiŕ. Cognate with Kyrgyz -иңиз (-iŋiz), Southern Altai -игер (-iger), Turkish -iniz, Yakut -гит (-git).
Suffix
-іңіз • (-ıñız)
- your (denotes second-person singular formal possessive suffix)
- ана (ana, “mother”) + -іңіз (-ıñız) → анаңыз (anañyz, “your mother”)