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Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-či

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
  • *-čï

Etymology

Somehow related to Manchu -ᠴᡳ (-ci), Mongolian -ч (-č). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Suffix

*-či

  1. Profession suffix.
    ‎*sub (“water”) + ‎*-či → ‎*subčï (“waterman”)
    ‎*āb (“hunt”) + ‎*-či → ‎*ābčï (“hunter”)

Descendants
  • Oghur:
    • Bulgar: -جِ‎ (-çı/çi)
      • Chuvash: -ҫĕ (-śĕ), -ҫă (-śă)
      • → Old Church Slavonic: -чьи (-čĭj), -чии (-čij)
  • Common Turkic:
  • Oghuz:
    • Old Anatolian Turkish:
      • Azerbaijani: -çi
      • Ottoman Turkish:
  • Karluk:
  • Kipchak:
    • North Kipchak:
    • West Kipchak:
    • Southern Kipchak:
      • Caspian:
        • Kazakh: -ші (-şı)
        • Nogai: -ши (-şi)
      • Kyrgyz-Kipchak
  • Siberian:
    • North Siberian:
      • Yakut: -һит (-hit)
    • South Siberian:
      • Sayan:
        • Tuvan: -чи (-çi), -жи (-ji)
      • Yenisei:
        • Khakas: -ӌі (-cì), -чі (-çì)
        • Shor: -чи
      • Western Yugur: -či
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