Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-ntadak

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 1 edit

Equivalent to *-t'ak (stem *-ne-) +‎ *-tadak, possibly even from Proto-Uralic *-mta-. Like *-t'ak, causes a stem-final -A- to change into -e-.

Suffix edit

*-ntadak / *-ntädäk (stem *-nta- / *-ntä-)

  1. Forms verbs from nominal stems with a factitive or causative meaning.
Inflection edit
Descendants edit
  • Estonian: -ndama, -ndada
  • Finnish: -ntaa
  • Ingrian: -ntaa
  • Karelian: -ntoa
  • Livvi: -ndua
  • Livonian: -ndõ
  • Ludian: -ndia
  • Veps: -eta
  • Votic: -nta

Etymology 2 edit

A variant of *-t'ak (frequentative verb suffix); this variation may even date back to a Proto-Uralic *-nta-, which would be a variant of *-nte-. Like etymology 1, *-t'ak and *-ldak, causes a stem-final -A- to change into -e-.

Suffix edit

*-ntadak / *-ntädäk (stem *-nta- / *-ntä-)

  1. Forms frequentative verbs.
Inflection edit
Derived terms edit