Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-tadak

From Proto-Uralic *-ta- (verbalizer). Compare *-t'ak (causative/factitive/instrumental suffix).

*-tadak / *-tädäk (stem *-ta- / *-tä-)

1. Forms verbs from both nominal and verbal stems.

• Estonian: -dma/-da
• Finnish: -taa
• Ingrian: -taa
• Karelian: -toa
• Livonian: -dõ
• Livvi: -dua
• Votic: -ta

Merged with *-ttadak (when -ta- is affixed to consonant stems):

• Estonian: -tama/-tada
• Livonian: -tõ
• Veps: -tada
• Võro: -tama/-taq