Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-pa

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *-pa.

Reconstruction

Four allomorphs can be distinguished: *-pa, *-pä were used after stressed syllables, *-ba, *-bä after unstressed ones; *-pa, *-ba were used in words with back vowel harmony, *-pä, *-bä in words with front vowel harmony.

Suffix

*-pa

-ing; forms the present (active) participle, which is used as an adjective.
(clarification of this definition is needed) Forms adjectives from nouns.

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Estonian: -v
Finnish: -va (also -pa in relics)
Karelian: -va (also -pa in relics)
Veps: -b
Võro: -v
Votic: -va