Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-në-

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

From Proto-Uralic *-ne.

Infix

*-në- / *-ne-

Potential mood marker.

Usage notes

The *-n- is liable to assimilation in descendants; e.g. *-ln- > *-ll-, *-rn- > *-rr-, but also *-tn- > *-nn-.

Descendants

Estonian: (obsolete, dialectal) -ne- (in leene-)
Finnish: -ne-
Ingrian: -ne-
Karelian:
- North Karelian: -ne-
- South Karelian: -ne-
Livvi: -ne-
Ludian: -ne-
Veps: -ne-
Votic: (obsolete, folk poetic) -ne-