Where does “-n” come from?

-n (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic -mē, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

-n (Northern Sami): Forms verbal nouns from verbs; Forms instrument...

Definitions

  1. Forms verbal nouns from verbs; Forms instrument...

Ancestry of “-n”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samic-mēForms action nouns from verbs
2Proto-Uralic-ma

Words derived from “-n

Every word from Proto-Uralic -maEvery word from Proto-Samic -mē
-n — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer