< Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic
Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-it'ak
Proto-Finnic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Uralic *-ńće-, *-nśe-. Apparently related to *-ic(c)e-, *-istak and the Northern Finnic conditional marker *-ici-.
Suffix
*-it'ak (stem *-icce-)
- Forms verbs.
Usage notes
Many Germanic verbs have been assimilated with this suffix.
Derived terms
Proto-Finnic terms suffixed with *-it'ak (-icce-)
- *kaiccedak (possibly)
- *koohit'ak
- *loiccedak (probably)
Descendants
- Finnish: -ita
Etymology 2
A variant of *-t'ak (causative verb suffix). The initial *-i- is probably from the frequentative ending *-j (see *-idak).
Suffix
*-it'ak (stem *-ida-)
- Forms verbs from nominal stems.
Derived terms
- *-ait'ak
Proto-Finnic terms suffixed with *-it'ak (-ida-)
Descendants
- Finnish: -ita