Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-skëldak

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

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *-śk- +‎ *-ëldak.

Suffix

*-skëldak / *-skeldäk (stem *-skëlë- / *-skele-)

  1. Forms frequentative verbs.

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: -sklema/-skleda
  • Finnish: -skella, -skennella (with *-ntë-)
  • Ingrian: -skella
  • Livvi: -skennella (with *-ntë-)
  • Veps: -skelda