Contionary:*-əj

This entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Cuyic

Alternative forms

• -j (after vowels)

Etymology

Likely from a merger of Proto-Indo-European *-trom and *-ótr̥.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /-əd͡ʒ/

Suffix

*-əj n

1. attaches to the stems of verbs and sometimes nouns to derive nouns of instruments and tools

Descendants

• Old Oypatha: -人 (-ëj)
  • Oypatha: -ᠣᠵ (-oj)
• Old Incene: ـث (-ɨṯ, back-formed from the plural *-əδōr)
  • Vulgar Incene: ـن‎ (-onʲ, back-formed from the oblique stem *-ɨn-)
    • Syrian Incene: ن (-on)
    • Anatolian Incene: -ևն (-ön)