Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-dak

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

Alternative forms

• *-däk (front harmony variant)
• *-tak, *-täk (forms used after a consonant that blocks consonant gradation)

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *-ta- (infinitive marker) + *-k (lative ending). Cognates include Proto-Samic *-tēk.

Suffix

*-dak / *-däk

1. Suffix of the first infinitive.

Usage notes

Proto-Finnic verbs on the English Wiktionary are currently categorized under the first infinitive form.

Descendants

• Finnish: -da
• Ingrian: -a, -vva, -ja, -na, -la, -ra