Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/-gan

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

Alternative forms

*-gen

Etymology 1

Akin to Proto-Turkic *-gan, Proto-Tungusic *-kan.

Suffix

*-gan

Suffix creating verbal noun or verbal adjective

Related terms

*ir-gen
*elji-gen
*döli-gen
*nim-gen
*julja-gan
*ciyigan (“tumour, albugo”)

Suffix

*-gan

Suffix equipping animals.

Related terms

*tarbagan (“marmot”)
*kurigan (“lamb”)
*bulugan (“sable”)
*hünegen (“fox”)
*botagan (“camel foal”)

Derived terms

Proto-Mongolic terms suffixed with *-gan