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Where does “-pi” come from?

-pi (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Finnic -pa, from Proto-Uralic -pa.

Ancestry of “-pi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnic-pa-ing; forms the present participle, which is...
2Proto-Uralic-pa—

Words derived from “-pi”

  • -pi
  • eläb
  • palab
  • -b
Every word from Proto-Uralic -pa →