Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-hinën

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

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Etymology

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From *-h- +‎ *-inën. The initial component is the 'weak grade' of *-s- (rather, developed via a regular sound change, not via consonant gradation) that is also found in the inessive (*-ssa) and illative (*-hën) endings, which in this affix has a locative sense.

Suffix

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*-hinën / *-hinen

  1. Forms nouns or adjectives, mainly from nominal stems.

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: -(h)inen (partially merged and confused with -inen < *-inën)
  • Ingrian: -hiin
  • Karelian: -hine
  • Livvi: -hine
  • Ludian: -hine
  • Veps: -hine
  • Votic: -in