Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-icca

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

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *-ć. Compare Erzya -ця (-ća, present active participle suffix).

Suffix

*-icca / *-iccä

1. Forms diminutive nouns.

Derived terms

Proto-Finnic terms suffixed with *-icca

Descendants

• Finnish: -itsa

Further reading

• Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto.