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Where does “-en” come from?

-en (Finnish) comes from Finnish -Vn, from Finnish -hVn, from Proto-Finnic -hen, from Proto-Finnic -sen.

-en (Finnish): Suffix variant for the illative singular, see...

Definitions

  1. Suffix variant for the illative singular, see...

Ancestry of “-en”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-Vn—
2Finnish-hVnForms the illative singular case
3Proto-Finnic-hen—
4Proto-Finnic-sen—

Words derived from “-en”

  • anteeksipyydellen
  • suhteen
  • -neen
  • ammolleen
  • taiten
  • sekunnilleen
  • kohdalleen
  • kuolemakseen
Every word from Proto-Finnic -sen →