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Where does “-us” come from?

-us (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic -ōksë, from Proto-Uralic -okse.

-us (Northern Sami): Forms nouns from verbs, indicating something that...

Definitions

  1. Forms nouns from verbs, indicating something that...

Ancestry of “-us”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samic-ōksëForms nouns from verbs, indicating something the...
2Proto-Uralic-okse—

Words derived from “-us”

  • doaimmahus
  • seaguhus
  • almmuhus
  • muitalus
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