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Where does “-ten” come from?

-ten (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic -ten.

-ten (Finnish): Forms causative adverbs

Definitions

  1. Forms causative adverbs

Ancestry of “-ten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnic-ten—

Words derived from “-ten”

  • miten
  • siten
  • joten
  • muutenkin
  • sittenkään
  • eniten
  • sitten
  • mieluiten
  • kasvotusten
  • muuten
  • -iten
  • kuten
  • sittenkin
  • -tusten
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