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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-it'ak

This Proto-Finnic 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-Finnic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Uralic *-ńće-, *-nśe-. Apparently related to *-ic(c)ë-, *-istak and the Northern Finnic conditional marker *-ici-.

Suffix

*-it'ak / *-it'äk (stem *-iccë- / *-icce-)

  1. Forms verbs.
Usage notes

Many Germanic verbs have been assimilated with this suffix.

Derived terms
Proto-Finnic terms suffixed with *-it'ak (-icce-)
Descendants
  • Finnish: -ita

Etymology 2

A variant of *-t'ak (translative verb suffix) and *-t'ak (causative verb suffix). The initial *-i- is probably from the frequentative ending *-j (see *-idak).

Suffix

*-it'ak / *-it'äk (stem *-ida- / *-idä-)

  1. Forms verbs from nominal stems.
Derived terms
Proto-Finnic terms suffixed with *-it'ak (-ida-)
Descendants
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