Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-ni

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

Alternative forms

*-nï

Etymology

Perhaps earlier *-nig. Comparable Mongolian -нийг (-niig) (as in биднийг (bidniig, “us (accusative”)).

Suffix

*-ni

Suffix creating the accusative case.
‎*biŕ (“we”) + ‎*-ni → ‎*biŕni (“us (accusative)”)

Usage notes

(Common Turkic) The third person possessive suffix is taken without the letter -i.
‎*anïŋ ebi (“his/her/its house”) + ‎*-ni → ‎*anïŋ ebin (“his/her/its house (accusative)”)

Related terms

*-ka (“dative case”)
*-niŋ (“genitive case”)
*-de (“locative case”)
*-den (“ablative case”)
*-meŕ (“present tense negative”)

Descendants

Oghur:
- Bulgar: نَ-‎ (-ne, -na)
  - Chuvash: -не (-ne)
Common Turkic:

Oghuz:
- Old Anatolian Turkish:
  - Azerbaijani: -i, -ni
  - Ottoman Turkish:
    - Turkish: -i, -yi
Karluk:
- Uzbek: -ni
Kipchak:
- South Kipchak:
  - Kazakh: -ді (-dı), -ні (-nı), -ті (-tı)
Siberian:
- Old Turkic: 𐰤𐰃-‎ (-ni), 𐰤-‎ (-n), 𐰏-‎ (-ig) (Probably from Mongolic)