Where does “-mine” come from?
-mine (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic -minen, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
-mine (Estonian): derives adjectives from nouns or prefixes; forms...
Definitions
- derives adjectives from nouns or prefixes; forms...
Ancestry of “-mine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | -minen | Forms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
Words derived from “-mine”