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Where does “-s” come from?

-s (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic -nci, from Proto-Uralic -mte.

-s (Estonian): creates adjectives from nouns; forms ordinal...

Definitions

  1. creates adjectives from nouns; forms ordinal...

Ancestry of “-s”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnic-nciForms ordinal numbers from the corresponding...
2Proto-Uralic-mte—

Words derived from “-s”

  • lõbus
  • ausus
  • magus
  • aus
  • elus
  • magustoit
  • magustama
  • ilus
Every word from Proto-Uralic -mte →