Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-k-

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

Possibly from Proto-Uralic *-k.

Morpheme

*-k-

1. ? Present tense, indicative mood marker.

Reconstruction notes

This marker has no direct evidence.

It is usually reconstructed to allow to explain the gemination of the first-person and second-person plural personal verb endings *-ma and *-ta to *-mmV and *-ttV in descendants, supposing their earlier forms to have been *-k-mV and *-k-tV.

No remnants of this marker can be seen with other personal endings, except perhaps with the reflexive suffix *-sën (*-k-sën).