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. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Suffix

*-gan

Suffix creating verbal noun or verbal adjective

Related terms

*ir-gen (“people”)
*elji-gen (“donkey”)
*döli-gen (“quite”)
*nim-gen (“thin”)
*julja-gan (“young of animals, plants”)
*ciyi-gan (“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

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