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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-tta-
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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From the causative suffix *-ttadak. The suffix with a short *t instead of geminate *tt is later analogy from the first infinitive ending (*-dak, *-t'ak) on which the passive ending *-hen was directly affixed,[1] and probably also at least partially from regular simplification of consonant clusters.
Infix
*-tta-
- Passive marker.
Derived terms
- *-ttapa, *-taba
- *-ttu(t)
Descendants
- Estonian: -ta- (antakse)
- Finnish: -ta- (annetaan)
- Ingrian: -ta- (annetaa)
References
- Lehtinen, Tapani. Itämerensuomen passiivin alkuperästä. SKS, 1984.