-nka

See also: nka

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-nka, possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *-nka.

Suffix

-nka (front vowel harmony variant -nkä, linguistic notation -nkA)

1. Forms nouns, mainly bird names (in dialects) and some toponyms.

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -nka

• -nkainen
• -nki
• -nko