Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-këda
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Variant of *-ëda; the initial *-k- may be from *-kka (with phonotactic restriction *-Ckkëda > *-Ckëda) or *-ka, or be excrescent (or analogously re-extracted), likewise perhaps for phonotactic reasons.
Suffix
*-këda / *-kedä
- A generic adjective marker.
Derived terms
Proto-Finnic terms suffixed with *-këda