Where does “-ek” come from?

-ek (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ـك, from Proto-Turkic *-gek — Forms deverbal nouns.

-ek (Turkish): Creates nouns out of verbs

Definitions

  1. Creates nouns out of verbs

Ancestry of “-ek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـك—
2Proto-Turkic*-gekForms deverbal nouns
Every word from Proto-Turkic *-gek →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـك →
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