Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-udak

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Uralic *-w-. Compare -в- (-v-) in Erzya неевемс (ńejevems, to be visible, appear).

Suffix[edit]

*-udak / *-üdäk (stem *-u- / *-ü-)

  1. Forms mainly passive or anticausative verbs.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Finnish: -ua

Further reading[edit]

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