Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-dak

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

Alternative forms edit

  • *-däk (front harmony variant)
  • *-tak, *-täk (forms used after a consonant that blocks consonant gradation)

Etymology edit

From Proto-Uralic *-ta- (infinitive marker) + *-k (lative ending). Cognates include Proto-Samic *-tēk.

Suffix edit

*-dak / *-däk

  1. Suffix of the first infinitive.

Usage notes edit

Proto-Finnic verbs on the English Wiktionary are currently categorized under the first infinitive form.

Descendants edit

  • Finnish: -da
  • Ingrian: -a, -vva, -ja, -na, -la, -ra