Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-s

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

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Uralic *-kse.[1]

Suffix edit

*-s

  1. Forms nouns.
Inflection edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Finnish: -s
  • Ingrian: -s

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Uralic *-s.

Suffix edit

*-s

  1. Forms nouns.
Inflection edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Finnish: -as (with analogously re-extracted vowel)

Etymology 3 edit

Either akin to the translative suffix *-ksi or alternatively from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-s (lative suffix).[1][2]

Suffix edit

*-s

  1. Forms lative adverbs.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Finnish: -s

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto.
  2. ^ Korhonen, Mikko. Johdatus lapin kielen historiaan (1981). Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. p. 230