Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-it'ak

From Proto-Uralic *-ńće-, *-nśe-. Related to the diminutive suffix *-ic(c)ë- and the frequentative verb suffix *-istak (stem *-isë-; the *c(c) ~ *s variation is also seen with *-ic(c)ë-).

*-it'ak / *-it'äk (stem *-iccë- / *-icce-)

1. Forms verbs.

Many Germanic verbs have been assimilated with this suffix.

• *kaiccëdak (possibly)
• *koohit'ak
• *loiccëdak (probably)

• Finnish: -ita

A variant of *-t'ak (translative verb suffix) and *-t'ak (causative verb suffix). The initial *-i- is probably from the frequentative ending *-j (see *-idak).

*-it'ak / *-it'äk (stem *-ida- / *-idä-)

1. Forms verbs from nominal stems.

• *-ait'ak

• Finnish: -ita