Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-na

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 1

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *-na.

Suffix

*-na / *-nä

1. Forms action nouns from verbs.
2. Forms some diminutives.

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Proto-Finnic terms suffixed with *-na (nominal)

Descendants

• Finnish: -na

Etymology 2

From Proto-Uralic *-na (locative suffix).

Suffix

*-na / *-nä

1. Marks the essive case.

Descendants

• Finnish: -na
• Ingrian: -nna (< *-nna)