< Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic

Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/toimi

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

Etymology

Possibly from the same root as *toipudak, from *toodak (like *loimi from *loodak), or from earlier *tewe-ma (same ending as the instrumental suffix *-in), from the same root as *töö (“work”).

Noun

*toimi

  1. work, task, chore
  2. twill

Inflection
Inflection of *toimi
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *toimi *toimët
accusative *toimën *toimët
genitive *toimën *toindën
*toimidën
partitive *tointa *toimida
inessive *toimëssa
*toimëhna		 *toimissa
*toimihna
elative *toimësta *toimista
illative *toimëhën *toimihën
adessive *toimëlla *toimilla
ablative *toimëlta *toimilta
allative *toimëlën
*toimëlëk		 *toimilën
*toimilëk
essive *toimëna *toimina
translative *toimëksi *toimiksi
instructive *toimën *toimin
comitative *toimënëk *toiminëk
abessive *toimëtta *toimitta

Descendants
  • Estonian: tõim
  • Finnish: toimi
  • Ingrian: toimi
  • Karelian: toimi
  • ⇒ Livonian: tūoimõl
  • ⇒ Veps: toimetada
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.