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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,[1] and also in part from regular simplification of consonant clusters.

Infix

*-tta-

  1. Passive marker.

Derived terms

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

References
  1. Lehtinen, Tapani. Itämerensuomen passiivin alkuperästä. SKS, 1984.
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