Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-icca

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Uralic *-ć. Compare Erzya -ця (-ća, present active participle suffix).

Suffix[edit]

*-icca / *-iccä

  1. Forms diminutive nouns.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Finnish: -itsa

Further reading[edit]

  • Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto.