Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/-ku

This Proto-Mongolic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

Cognate with Khitan [Khitan Small needed] (hu), [Khitan Small needed] (gi), [Khitan Small needed] (ho).

Suffix

*-ku

future participle suffix

Derived terms

*-kuï
*-kun

Descendants

Middle Mongolian:
- Uighur: -ᠬᠤ (-qu), -ᠬᠦ (-kü)
- Phags-pa ꡢꡟ (-qu), ꡂꡟ (-gu), ꡁꡟ (-k'u)
- Arabic: قو‎ (-qu), كو‎ (-ku)
Mongolian:
- Classical: -ᠬᠤ (-qu), -ᠬᠦ (-kü)
- Khalkha: -х (-h)
- Ordos: /-xu/, /-^kxʉ/
Kalmyk: -х (-x)
Buryat: -ха (-xa), -хэ (-xe), -хо (-xo)
- Khamnigan Mongol: -xu, -ku, -kü
Daur: -gw
Eastern Yugur: -ghi, -qi, -gi, -ki
Monguor:
- Mongghul: -gu
- Mangghuer: -ku
Bonan: -gu, -ge, -ku, -ke
Dongxiang: -ku, -wu
Mogholi: -ku

References

Poppe, Nicholas (1955) Introduction to Mongolian comparative studies, Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen Seura, page 269
Sanžejev, G. D. (1953) Sravnitelʹnaja grammatika mongolʹskovo jazyka. Glagol [Comparative Grammar of Mongolian Language: Verb] (in Russian), Moscow: Nauka, page 130