Where does “-a” come from?

-a (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ـه, from Proto-Turkic -ü, from Proto-Turkic -u.

-a (Turkish): Used to form the dative case; Used to form...

Definitions

  1. Used to form the dative case; Used to form...

Ancestry of “-a”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishـهUsed to form the dative case
2Proto-Turkic-ü—
3Proto-Turkic-u—

Words derived from “-a”

Every word from Proto-Turkic -u →Every word from Proto-Turkic -ü →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـه →