Where does “-lane” come from?

-lane (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic -lainen, from Proto-Finnic -la — locative suffix.

-lane (Estonian): Derives nouns from places for a person...

Definitions

  1. Derives nouns from places for a person...

Ancestry of “-lane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnic-lainenForms adjectives relating to a place
2Proto-Finnic-lalocative suffix

Words derived from “-lane”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -la →Every word from Proto-Finnic -lainen →