Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-stik

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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

*-sta (elative suffix) +‎ *-ik (adverbial suffix); in some Finnic lects (e.g. Ingrian and some Finnish and Karelian dialects), the elative suffix itself is used in a similar way.

Suffix

*-stik

  1. Forms adverbs of manner from adjectives.

Descendants

  • Estonian: -sti
  • Finnish: -sti
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: -īst
  • Livvi: -sti
  • Ludian: -sti, >? -s
  • Veps: -šti, >? -s
  • >? Võro: -ste
  • Votic: -ssi