Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-tta

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 *-pta, *-ptak (abessive suffix).

Suffix

*-tta / *-ttä

1. Abessive case ending.

   Alternative forms: *-t'ak, (front vowel harmony) *-ttä, *-t'äk

Descendants

• Finnish: -tta

Etymology 2

Probably from Proto-Finno-Permic *-kta.

Suffix

*-tta / *-ttä

1. Forms some adverbs, primarily of manner.

Derived terms

Proto-Finnic terms suffixed with *-tta (adverbial)

Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/että

Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/jotta

Descendants

• Finnish: -tta

Etymology 3

Unknown. One possibility, however remote, is that these derive as zero-derived deverbals from *-ttadak verbs.

Suffix

*-tta / *-ttä

1. Rarely forms nouns, mainly for places.

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Proto-Finnic terms suffixed with *-tta (nominal)

Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/aitta

Descendants

• Finnish: -tta

Further reading

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