Probably from baby talk or child language.
Note: The Proto-Finnic conjugation system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | ||||
present | past | imperative | optative | |
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1st sing. | *tudun | *tuduin | — | *tutugon |
2nd sing. | *tudut | *tuduit | *tuduk | *tutugos |
3rd sing. | *tutubi *tutu |
*tutui | *tutugasën | *tutugosën |
1st plur. | *tudukmëk *tudukmak |
*tutuimëk *tutuimak |
*tutugatëmëk *tutugatamak |
*tutugotëmëk *tutugotamak |
2nd plur. | *tuduktëk *tuduktak |
*tutuidëk *tutuidak |
*tutugatë *tutugata |
*tutugot'ëk *tutugotadak |
3rd plur. | *tutubat *tutu |
*tutui | *tutugasën | *tutugosën |
passive | *tuduksën *tudut'aksën |
*tutudisën *tuduttisën |
*tutudakahën *tuduttakahën |
*tutudakohën *tuduttakohën |
connegative | *tuduk | — | *tutugak | *tutugok |
passive connegative | *tuduktak | — | *tutudagak *tuduttagak |
*tutudagok *tuduttagok |
conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | ||
1st sing. | *tudukcin | *tutuicin | *tutunën | |
2nd sing. | *tudukcit | *tutuicit | *tutunët | |
3rd sing. | *tudukci | *tutuici | *tutuni | |
1st plur. | *tudukcimëk *tudukcimak |
*tutuicimëk *tutuicimak |
*tutunëmëk *tutunëmak | |
2nd plur. | *tudukcidëk *tudukcidak |
*tutuicidëk *tutuicidak |
*tutunëdëk *tutunëdak | |
3rd plur. | *tudukci | *tutuici | *tutuni | |
passive | *tutudakcihën *tudut'akcihën |
*tutudicihën *tudutticihën |
*tutudanëhën *tuduttanëhën | |
connegative | *tudukcik | *tutuicik | *tutunëk | |
passive connegative | *tutudakcik *tudut'akcik |
*tutudicik *tudutticik |
*tutudanëk *tuduttanëk | |
non-finite forms | infinitives/nouns | participles | ||
active | passive | |||
infinitive 1 | *tutudak | present | *tutuba | *tutudapa *tuduttapa |
infinitive 2 | *tutudë- | past | *tutunut | *tutudu *tuduttu |
gerund/supine | *tutuma | |||
action noun | *tutuminen |
From *tutudak ~ *tuutudak:
From *tutidak ~ *tuutidak (+ *-idak):