Where does “-e” come from?
-e (Finnish) comes from Finnish hartia, from Serbo-Croatian hartija, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
-e (Finnish): Used for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives
Definitions
- Used for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives
Ancestry of “-e”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | hartia | shoulder |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | hartija | paper |
| 3 | Greek | χαρτί | paper |
| 4 | Koine Greek | χαρτίον | paper, papyrus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |