Where does “-pi” come from?

-pi (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic -pi, from Proto-Finnic -pa, from Proto-Uralic -pa.

-pi (Finnish): Forms the third-person singular indicative...

Definitions

  1. Forms the third-person singular indicative...

Ancestry of “-pi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnic-piThird-person singular present marker
2Proto-Finnic-pa-ing; forms the present participle, which is...
3Proto-Uralic-pa—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -pa →Every word from Proto-Finnic -pa →Every word from Proto-Finnic -pi →