Where does “-hVn” come from?

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

-hVn (Finnish): Forms the illative singular case

Definitions

  1. Forms the illative singular case

Ancestry of “-hVn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnic-hen—
2Proto-Finnic-senIllative case ending

Words derived from “-hVn”

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