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Where does “-m” come from?

-m (Estonian) comes from Finnish -mpi, from Proto-Uralic -mpa.

-m (Estonian): Forms comparative adjectives; Forms nouns from...

Definitions

  1. Forms comparative adjectives; Forms nouns from...

Ancestry of “-m”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-mpiForms comparative adjectives; Forms adjectives...
2Proto-Uralic-mpa—

Words derived from “-m”

  • hõljum
  • hõljumiteadus
  • vanem
Every word from Proto-Uralic -mpa →