Where does “-lee” come from?

-lee (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian olla, from Proto-Finnic oldak, from Proto-Uralic wole- — to be, become; be, will be.

-lee (Ingrian): Used to make indefinite pronouns from interrogative pronouns

Definitions

  1. Used to make indefinite pronouns from interrogative pronouns

Ancestry of “-lee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianollato be; to have
2Proto-Finnicoldakto be
3Proto-Uralicwole-to be, become; be, will be

Words derived from “-lee”

Every word from Proto-Uralic wole- →Every word from Proto-Finnic oldak →Every word from Ingrian olla →
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