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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-udak

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 *-w-. Compare -в- (-v-) in Erzya неевемс (ńejevems, “to be visible, appear”).

Suffix

*-udak / *-üdäk (stem *-u- / *-ü-)

  1. Forms mainly passive or anticausative verbs.

Derived terms
Proto-Finnic terms suffixed with *-udak

Descendants
  • Finnish: -ua

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