Where does “-kkain” come from?
-kkain (Finnish) comes from Finnish -käs, from Proto-Finnic -k'as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.
-kkain (Finnish): Front vowel variant of -kkain
Definitions
- Front vowel variant of -kkain
Ancestry of “-kkain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | -käs | Front vowel variant of -kas |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | -k'as | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating a... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | -s | — |