Where does “-hon” come from?

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

-hon (Finnish): Alternative form of -hVn

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of -hVn

Ancestry of “-hon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-hVnForms the illative singular case
2Proto-Finnic-hen—
3Proto-Finnic-senIllative case ending
Every word from Proto-Finnic -sen →Every word from Proto-Finnic -hen →Every word from Finnish -hVn →