Where does “-Vn” come from?

-Vn (Finnish) comes from Finnish -hVn, from Proto-Finnic -hen, from Proto-Finnic -sen — Illative case ending.

-Vn (Finnish): Forms the illative singular case

Definitions

  1. Forms the illative singular case

Ancestry of “-Vn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-hVnForms the illative singular case
2Proto-Finnic-hen—
3Proto-Finnic-senIllative case ending

Words derived from “-Vn”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -sen →Every word from Proto-Finnic -hen →Every word from Finnish -hVn →