Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/-kan

This Proto-Tungusic 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-Tungusic

Alternative forms

  • *-ken

Etymology

Akin to Proto-Turkic *-gan, Proto-Mongolic *-gan. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Suffix

*-kan

  1. Suffix creating noun from a verb.
  • *eyi-ken (“donkey”)
  • *šimuč-ken (“small finger”)
  • *tüp-ken (“nail, peg; fingernail”)
  • *xaču-kan (“kettle”)
  • *sia-kan (“pendants on ear-ring”)
  • *biri-ken (“planking; tent, construction; fence”)
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