Re: But where does *-mi come from?

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Peter P" <roskis@...> wrote:

> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "aquila_grande" <aquila_grande@...>
> wrote:
> > Some correction about finnish:
> >
> > Finnish has no contemporary allative in -n, however there once was
> > an "lative" in some -n-like sound. To Helsinki is "Helsinkiin <
> > helisnki-se-n", but "Helsingin" is genitive.
> >
>
> This is the illative case, -Vn.
>
> talo - house, nominative and stem
> taloon - into the house. Lengthened stem and -n, in modern Finnish.
>

Actually, thanks for pointing out the historical source. It's still
seen in some words.
Maa - land/ground ... maahan - into/onto the ground.
Vene - boat ... veneeseen - into the boat.

So some older forms still exist outside the simple lengthened stem and
-n. I thought I should correct that.

Peter P