Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-ma

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *-ma.

Suffix

*-ma

Forms action/result nouns from verbs.
Forms the gerund of verbs, generally only in certain case forms.
Forms the agent participle, which indicates that an action was done by something (in the genitive).

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

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Descendants

Noun suffix:

Estonian: -m
Finnish: -ma
Karelian: -ma
Veps: -m
Võro: -m
Votic: -ma

Gerund:

Estonian: -ma (ma-infinitive), gerund in inessive, elative, translative and abessive
Finnish: gerund in inessive, elative, illative, adessive, abessive and instructive
Võro: -ma (ma-infinitive)
Votic: gerund in inessive, elative, illative and abessive

Agent participle:

Finnish: -ma

Etymology 2

Possibly an extension of the sense in Etymology 1, with the sense development "action" > "event" > "location of event" > "location".

Suffix

*-ma

Forms names for places or locations.

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Finnish: -ma

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