Where does “-tama” come from?

-tama (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

-tama (Estonian): Forms causative verbs. It can be translated as...

Definitions

  1. Forms causative verbs. It can be translated as...

Ancestry of “-tama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
2Proto-Uralic-kta-—

Words derived from “-tama”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →