Where does “*ben” come from?
*ben (Common Turkic) comes from Proto-Turkic *bẹ — Denotes "to be" for first person singular when at the end of an object; am.
Ancestry of “*ben”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | *bẹ | Denotes "to be" for first person singular when at the end of an object; am |