Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-kci-

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

• *-ksi-

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *-kće-j, *-kśe-j. Cognate with Proto-Samic *-kćē- (conditional mood marker).

Infix

*-kci-

1. Conditional mood marker.

   Synonym: *-ici-

Descendants

• Estonian: -ksi-, -ks
• Livonian: -ks-
• Võro: -siq, -ssiq
• ⇒ Votic: (dialectal) -issi- (< *-ikci-, *-iksi-, combining the two conditional suffixes)