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

1. 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”)

Etymology 2

Suffix

*-gan

1. Suffix equipping animals.

Related terms

• *tarbagan (“marmot”)
• *kurigan (“lamb”)
• *bulugan (“sable”)
• *hünegen (“fox”)
• *botagan (“camel foal”)

Derived terms

Proto-Mongolic terms suffixed with *-gan