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.