Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-istak
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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
Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *-ńće-, *-nśe-. Related to the diminutive suffix *-ic(c)ë- and the verb suffix *-it'ak (stem *-iccë-; the *c(c) ~ *s variation is also seen with *-ic(c)ë-). The past tense forms of this suffix likely yielded the Northern Finnic conditional marker *-ici-, which would explain why this suffix is mainly used with onomatopoeic stems (for which there is no risk of semantic confusion with established roots).
Suffix
*-istak / *-istäk (stem *-isë- / *-ise-)
- Forms continuative or frequentative verbs, mostly from onomatopoeic stems.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Estonian: -isema/-iseda
- Finnish: -ista
- Ingrian: -issa
- Karelian: -issa
- >? Livonian: -īkšõ
- Ludian: -ista
- Veps: -išta
- Võro: -istaq, -isõma
- Votic: -isõ
References
- ^ Lehtinen, Tapani. Suomen konditionaalin morfologisesta ja semanttisesta motivaatiosta. Virittäjä 4/1983.