Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-nka

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

Possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *-nka.

Suffix

*-nka / *-nkä

1. Forms nouns; possibly originally diminutive.

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Finnish: -nka

Further reading

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