Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-këda

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

Variant of *-ëda; the initial *-k- may be from *-kka (with phonotactic restriction *-Ckkëda > *-Ckëda) or *-ka, or be excrescent (or analogously re-extracted), likewise perhaps for phonotactic reasons.

Suffix

*-këda / *-kedä

A generic adjective marker.

Derived terms

Proto-Finnic terms suffixed with *-këda

Descendants

Finnish: -kea/-keä