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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-t'ën

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Alternative forms
  • *-dën

Etymology

Possibly from the instructive forms of *-dë- (second infinitive) or akin to *-tta.

Suffix

*-t'ën / *-t'en

  1. Forms adverbs of manner.

Derived terms
Proto-Finnic terms suffixed with *-t'ën

Descendants
  • Finnish: -ten

Further reading
  • Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto.
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