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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-us

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

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Etymology 1

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From *-s. The *-u- may be generalized from derivatives or by confusion with *-uc, or both.[1] The term may also derive more directly from Proto-Uralic *-wikse.[2] Perhaps also more directly from *-u +‎ *-s.

Suffix

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*-us / *-üs

  1. Forms some nouns from nominal stems.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Finnish: -us

Etymology 2

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From *-u +‎ *-s.[1]

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*-us / *-üs

  1. Forms action/result nouns from verbs.
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Descendants
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto.
  2. ^ Ante Aikio (2022 March 24) “Proto-Uralic”, in Marianne Bakró-Nagy, Johanna Laakso, Elena Skribnik, editors, The Oxford Guide to the Uralic Languages, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 14 of 3–27