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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-icca

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Uralic *-ć. Compare Erzya -ця (-ća, present active participle suffix).

Suffix

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*-icca / *-iccä

  1. Forms diminutive nouns.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: -itsa

Further reading

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  • Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto.