Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-it'ak
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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
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Uralic *-ńće-, *-nśe-. Apparently related to *-ic(c)ë-, *-istak and the Northern Finnic conditional marker *-ici-.
Suffix
[edit]*-it'ak / *-it'äk (stem *-iccë- / *-icce-)
- Forms verbs.
Usage notes
[edit]Many Germanic verbs have been assimilated with this suffix.
Derived terms
[edit]- *kaiccëdak (possibly)
- *koohit'ak
- *loiccëdak (probably)
Descendants
[edit]- Finnish: -ita
Etymology 2
[edit]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
[edit]*-it'ak / *-it'äk (stem *-ida- / *-idä-)
- Forms verbs from nominal stems.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Finnish: -ita