Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-it'ak
Proto-Finnic
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Uralic *-ńće-, *-nśe-. Apparently related to *-ic(c)ë-, *-istak and the Northern Finnic conditional marker *-ici-.
Suffix
edit*-it'ak / *-it'äk (stem *-iccë- / *-icce-)
- Forms verbs.
Usage notes
editMany Germanic verbs have been assimilated with this suffix.
Derived terms
edit- *kaiccëdak (possibly)
- *koohit'ak
- *loiccëdak (probably)
Descendants
edit- Finnish: -ita
Etymology 2
editA variant of *-t'ak (translative verb suffix) and *-t'ak (causative verb suffix). The initial *-i- is probably from the frequentative ending *-j (see *-idak).
Suffix
edit*-it'ak / *-it'äk (stem *-ida- / *-idä-)
- Forms verbs from nominal stems.
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Finnish: -ita