Erzya edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Mordvinic *-ms, from Proto-Uralic *-ma suffixed with *-s (illative ending) or *-ks (translative ending). According to Keresztes, via earlier *-məs.

Suffix edit

-мс (-ms)

  1. The first infinitive suffix.

References edit

  • Keresztes, László (1986) Geschichte der mordwinischen Konsonantismus II. Etymologisches Belegmaterial[1], Szeged: Studia Uralo-Altaica 26.