Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-zün

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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

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preceding vowel
A / Ï / O / U E / I / Ö / Ü
*-zun *-zün

Suffix

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*-zün

  1. (Common Turkic) Suffix forming third-person singular imperative.
    *seb- (to love) + ‎*-zün → ‎*sebzün (he/she/it must love!)

See the Wikibooks page about imperatives in Proto-Turkic to learn more about it.

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  • *-eyin (suffix forming first-person singular imperative)
  • *-gil (suffix forming second-person singular imperative)
  • *-elim (suffix forming first-person plural imperative)
  • *-iŋ (suffix forming second-person plural imperative)

Descendants

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  • Common Turkic:
  • Oghuz:
    • Old Anatolian Turkish:
    • Turkmen: -sin, -syn, -sun, -sün