Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-mpi

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *-mpa. The final vowel change is also seen in *-pi and *-t'oin, and the original final vowel is preserved in inflected forms.

Suffix

*-mpi

Comparative suffix.

Inflection

Oblique stem: *-mpA

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Estonian: -m
Finnish: -mpi
Ingrian: -mp
Karelian: -mpi, -mbi
Livvi: -mbi
Ludian: -mb
Veps: -mb
Võro: -mb
Votic: -mpi

References

Petri Kallio: The non-initial-syllable vowel reductions from Proto-Uralic to Proto-Finnic (SUST 264)

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