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Where does “-v” come from?

-v (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic -va, from Proto-Uralic -ŋa.

-v (Estonian): creates adjectives from nouns; Forms the present...

Definitions

  1. creates adjectives from nouns; Forms the present...

Ancestry of “-v”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnic-vaForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the...
2Proto-Uralic-ŋa—

Words derived from “-v”

  • vastavalt
  • vastav
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ŋa →