Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-tta-
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Proto-Finnic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]*-tta-
- Passive marker.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lehtinen, Tapani. Itämerensuomen passiivin alkuperästä. SKS, 1984.