Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-us
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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 1
[edit]From *-s. The *-u- may be generalized from derivatives or by confusion with *-uc, or both.[1] The term may also derive more directly from Proto-Uralic *-wekse.[2] Perhaps also more directly from *-u + *-s.
Suffix
[edit]*-us / *-üs
- Forms some nouns from nominal stems.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Suffix
[edit]*-us / *-üs
- Forms action/result nouns from verbs.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto.
- ^ Ante Aikio (24 March 2022), “Proto-Uralic”, in Marianne Bakró-Nagy, Johanna Laakso, Elena Skribnik, editors, The Oxford Guide to the Uralic Languages, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 19 of 3–27