Reconstruction:Proto-Permic/-m

This Proto-Permic 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-Permic

Alternative forms

• *-äm (after consonants, sometimes replacing the final vowel)

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *-ma. Cognates include Proto-Finnic *-ma.

Suffix

*-m

1. Used to form action/result nouns from verbs.
2. Used to form the perfect participles of verbs.
3. Used to form result nouns from other nouns.

Derived terms

Proto-Permic terms suffixed with *-m

Descendants

• Komi:
  • Komi-Permyak: -м (-m)
  • Komi-Yazva: -м (-m)
  • Komi-Zyrian: -м (-m)
• Udmurt: -м (-m)