Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-nta

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 1

From Proto-Uralic *-nta.

Suffix

*-nta / *-ntä

1. Forms action nouns from verbs.

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Category Proto-Finnic terms suffixed with *-nta (deverbal) not found

Descendants

• Finnish: -nta

Etymology 2

According to SKRK, of the same origin as *-nci.

Suffix

*-nta / *-ntä

1. Rarely forms nouns for people.

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Proto-Finnic terms suffixed with *-nta (person)

Descendants

• Finnish: -nta

Etymology 3

Formed from *-na (essive suffix) +‎ *-ta (partitive suffix), perhaps by analogy with *-lta, *-sta.

Suffix

*-nta / *-ntä

1. Marks the exessive case.

Descendants

• Estonian: -nt
• Finnish: -nta
• Ingrian: -nt

Further reading

• Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto.