Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/-ken

This Proto-Mongolic 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-Mongolic

Etymology

Comparable to Proto-Tungusic *-kān (“diminutive suffix”).

Suffix

*-ken

  1. Forms diminutive denominal nouns.
    ‎*kew (“child”) + ‎*-ken → ‎*kewken (“girl, daughter”)

Derived terms

Proto-Mongolic terms suffixed with *-ken
хөвгүүн

References

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