Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-čïk

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Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-čïk

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

• *-čik
• *-čuk
• *-čük

Suffix

*-čïk

1. Diminutive suffix.

   Synonym: *-čak

Derived terms

• *(y)ẹ̄n-čik (“shin, shank; shin bone; boot-top strap; heel”)
• *čemir-čik (“cartilage, gristle”)
• *koduŕ-čuk (“doll, puppet”)
• *sïgïr-čïk (“starling”)
• *toŋur-čuk (“bud”)
• *kaŋ-čïk (“bitch (female dog)”)

Descendants

• Oghur:
  • Chuvash: -ҫĕ (-śĕ)[1]
• Common Turkic:

• Oghuz:
  • Old Anatolian Turkish: [script needed] (-čik)
    • Ottoman Turkish: ـجك‎ (-cik), ـجق‎ (-cık)
      • Turkish: -çık, -çik, -çuk, -çük, -cık, -cik, -cuk, -cük

Derived terms

Proto-Turkic terms suffixed with *-čïk

References

1. Akdemir, Yılmaz, Hasan İsi (2017) "FROM INFLECTION SUFFIX TO DERIVATIONAL AFFIX “+CA”", The Journal of International Social Research, Volume: 10, Issue: 48, page: 21