Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-odak

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-, originally specifically when attached to *-a- stems (as opposed to *-udak), although the suffixes later came to be used more generally.

Suffix

*-odak (stem *-oi-)

1. Forms some verbs.

Derived terms

Proto-Finnic terms suffixed with *-odak

Descendants

• Finnish: -oa (merged with *-oidak)

Further reading

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