Where does “-i” come from?
-i (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ـی, from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
-i (Turkish): accusative suffix; 3rd person singular possessive...
Definitions
- accusative suffix; 3rd person singular possessive...
Ancestry of “-i”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ـی | — |
| 2 | Persian | ـی | Forms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms... |
| 3 | Middle Persian | -yk' | — |
| 4 | Old Persian | -𐎡𐎣 | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -kas | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |