Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-n

• *-in
• *-ïn
• *-un
• *-ün

Compared to Proto-Tungusic *-n, Proto-Mongolic *-n.

*-n

1. forms deverbal nouns

• *sā-n (“number”)

Poppe, Nicholas (1974) “-n”, in Grammar of Written Mongolian, Harrassowitz, page 49

*-n

1. (Common Turkic?) suffix creating instrumental case

   ‎*yāy (“summer”) + ‎*-n → ‎*yāyïn (“in the summer, during summer”)

• Turkish: yazın, ilkin
• Yakut: сайын (sayın)

• *-an, *-en, *-un, *-ün

*-n

1. Ancient plural forming suffix now unproductive

   ‎*bod (“tribe”) + ‎*-n → ‎*bodun (“people, nation”)

   ‎*ēr (“man”) + ‎*-n → ‎*ēren (“men; plural of man but now used with singular meaning.”)

   ‎*ogul (“son”) + ‎*-n → ‎*oglan (“sons; plural of son but now used with singular meaning in many Turkic languages.”)

• *-ïn, *-in, *-un, *-ün

*-n

1. intransitive and reflexive verb forming suffix

   ‎*seb- (“to love”) + ‎*-n → ‎*seb-in-

   ‎*adïr- (“to seperate”) + ‎*-n → ‎*adr-ïn-

   ‎*yub- (“to roll”) + ‎*-n → ‎*yub-un-

   ‎*bas- (“to press”) + ‎*-n → ‎*bas-ïn-

   ‎*ko- (“to put”) + ‎*-n → ‎*kon-

   ‎*boguŕla- (“to slaughter”) + ‎*-n → ‎*boguŕla-n-

   ‎*tap- (“to worship”) + ‎*-n → ‎*tap-ïn-