Where does “-сэ” come from?

-сэ (Kildin Sami) comes from Proto-Samic -stētēk, from Proto-Uralic -šta-.

Ancestry of “-сэ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samic-stētēkForms verbs indicating a quick action
2Proto-Uralic-šta-—

Words derived from “-сэ”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -šta- →Every word from Proto-Samic -stētēk →
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