Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-tta-

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 the causative suffix *-ttadak. The suffix with a short *t instead of geminate *tt is later analogy from the first infinitive ending (*-dak, *-t'ak) on which the passive ending *-hen was directly affixed, and also in part from regular simplification of consonant clusters.

Infix

*-tta-

1. Passive marker.

Derived terms

• *-ttapa, *-taba
• *-ttu(t)

Descendants

• Estonian: -ta- (antakse)
• Finnish: -ta- (annetaan)
• Ingrian: -ta- (annetaa)