Where does “-u” come from?

-u (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

-u (Finnish): Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...

Definitions

  1. Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...

Ancestry of “-u”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

Words derived from “-u

Every word from Proto-Finnic -u
-u — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer