Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-tadak

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

Suffix

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

1. Forms verbs from both nominal and verbal stems.

Derived terms

Proto-Finnic terms suffixed with *-tadak

Descendants

• 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