Where does “-hon” come from?
-hon (Finnish) comes from Finnish -hVn, from Proto-Finnic -hen, from Proto-Finnic -sen.
-hon (Finnish): Alternative form of -hVn
Ancestry of “-hon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | -hVn | Forms the illative singular case |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | -hen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -sen | — |