Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-mak
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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
[edit]From Proto-Uralic *-ma[t/k], *-na[t/k].
Suffix
[edit]*-mak
- The first-person plural possessive ending.
Usage notes
[edit]- This was the form used in the nominative singular. The oblique form *-nak (<? *-n-mak, with initial *-n re-extracted from other inflectional suffixes, such as the genitive *-n) was used with all other cases and numbers.[1]
- The possessive suffix follows the case suffix.
- Largely replaced by the second-person plural *-tak, *-ndak in descendants.
- The final vowel was probably originally *-a/*-ä, and influenced in many descendants by the first-person plural personal pronoun *mek/*möö.[1]
Coordinate terms
[edit]Proto-Finnic possessive suffixes
| Person | Nominative singular | Oblique or plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sing | *-mi | *-ni |
| 2nd sing | *-ci | *-nci |
| 3rd sing | *-sa | *-nsa |
| 1st plur | *-mak | *-nak |
| 2nd plur | *-dak | *-ndak |
| 3rd plur | *-sak | *-nsak |
| Reference: Petri Kallio (2021) “Kaksikko aina kaunihimpi? Itämerensuomalaisten possessiivisuffiksien taustaa”, in Taina Saarikivi, Janne Saarikivi, editors, Turhan tiedon kirja: Tutkimuksista pois jätettyjä sivuja (Kirjokansi; 291) (in Finnish), pages 157-173 | ||
Descendants
[edit]- >? Finnish: (dialectal) -ma