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 and/or by confusion with *-uc.[1] The term may also derive more directly from Proto-Uralic *-wikse.[2] Perhaps also more directly from *-u +‎ *-s.

Suffix[edit]

*-us / *-üs

  1. Forms some nouns from nominal stems.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Finnish: -us

Etymology 2[edit]

From *-u +‎ *-s.[1]

Suffix[edit]

*-us / *-üs

  1. Forms action/result nouns from verbs.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 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.
  2. ^ Ante Aikio (2022 March 24) “Proto-Uralic”, in Marianne Bakró-Nagy, Johanna Laakso, Elena Skribnik, editors, The Oxford Guide to the Uralic Languages, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 14 of 3–27