Where does “-chen” come from?
-chen (Dongxiang) comes from Proto-Mongolic -gcï — agentive suffix.
-chen (Dongxiang): progressive participle suffix
Definitions
- progressive participle suffix
Ancestry of “-chen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Mongolic | -gcï | agentive suffix |