Where does “ма” come from?

ма (Kazakh) comes from Proto-Turkic *-mi — interrogative particle.

ма (Kazakh): Forms yes-no questions

Definitions

  1. Forms yes-no questions

Ancestry of “ма”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*-miinterrogative particle

Words derived from “ма”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *-mi →