Where does “-b” come from?
-b (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic -pi, from Proto-Finnic -pa, from Proto-Uralic -pa.
-b (Veps): Suffix of the third-person singular; -ing; forms...
Definitions
- Suffix of the third-person singular; -ing; forms...
Ancestry of “-b”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | -pi | — |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | -pa | -ing; forms the present participle, which is... |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | -pa | — |