Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-ksi

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 1

From Proto-Uralic *-kse.

Suffix

*-ksi

  1. Translative ending.
Usage notes

Underlying stem *-ksë-, *-kse-, which surfaces when another suffix (e.g. possessive ending) is appended to this suffix, and in some descendants.

Descendants
  • Estonian: -ks
  • Finnish: -ksi
  • Ingrian: -ks
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: -kši
    • South Karelian: -kši
  • Livonian: -ks
  • Livvi: -kse
  • Ludian: -ks
  • Veps: -ks, -kš
  • >? Võro: -s
  • Votic: -ssi

Etymology 2

Suffix

*-ksi

  1. alternative form of *-s (with monosyllabic stems)
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