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Where does “-i-” come from?

-i- (Finnish) comes from Proto-Uralic -j — oblique plural.

-i- (Finnish): Indicator of plural in nominal forms, except in...

Definitions

  1. Indicator of plural in nominal forms, except in...

Ancestry of “-i-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Uralic-joblique plural

Words derived from “-i-”

  • aiheisto
  • annoksittain
  • ranskalaisittain
  • ammateittainen
  • -ittain
  • läjittäin
  • tukholmalaisittain
  • askelittainen
  • askelittain
Every word from Proto-Uralic -j →