Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-ik

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

preceding vowel
A / Ï / O / U E / I / Ö / Ü
*-ïk *-ik

Etymology

Nishanyan and Clauson suggest that it is a doublet of *-ak. Compare with Sogdian -𐼷𐼸 (-yk, “diminutive suffix”).

Suffix

*-ik

  1. Forms denominal diminutive nouns.
    Synonyms: *-čük, *-čak, *-č, *-ak
    ‎*kāp (“sack, cup”) + ‎*-ik → ‎*kāpïk (“shell”)

Derived terms

Proto-Turkic terms suffixed with *-ik
Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/kirpik
Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/kāpïk
Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/topïk
Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/čöpik

References

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