Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-ttadak

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finno-Ugric *-kta- and Proto-Uralic *-pta-. Compare -вто- (-vto-) in Erzya куловтомс (kulovtoms, to kill) (the causative verb from куломс (kuloms, to die)).

Suffix

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*-ttadak / *-ttädäk (stem *-tta- / *-ttä-)

  1. Creates causative verbs from regular verbs, meaning "to cause to (verb)".

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: -ttaa
  • Ingrian: -ttaa
  • Karelian: -ttoa
  • Votic: -tta

Merged with *-tadak: