Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-gey

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
*-gay *-gey

Etymology 1

Suffix

*-gey

  1. Suffix creating optative mood or predictive future.
    ‎*öl- (“to die”) + ‎*-gey → ‎*ölgey (“(I hope, I predict) she/he/it dies/will die.”)
    Synonyms: *-či, *-sik, *-āčak
    Antonyms: *-ti, *-miĺ

Descendants

  • Common Turkic:
  • Oghuz:
    • Old Anatolian Turkish:
    • Salar: -gi, -ğı
    • Kipchak-Nogai:
      • Kazakh: -гей (-gei), -ғай (-ğai), -кей (-kei), -қай (-qai)

Etymology 2

Suffix

*-gey

  1. Suffix creating an adjective similar to the noun.
    ‎*ög (“1. mind 2. mother”) + ‎*-gey → ‎*ögey (“step-”)
    Synonyms: *-dem, *-sig

Derived terms

Proto-Turkic terms suffixed with *-gey
Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/ȫgey
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