Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/armo
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Either derived as *armahtadak, *armait'ak + *-o, or a separate borrowing from Proto-Germanic *armǭ (whence Old Norse arma) or Proto-Germanic [Term?] (whence Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍉 (armaiō)).[1]
Noun
*armo[2]
Inflection
Inflection of *armo
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *armo | *armot | |
| accusative | *armon | *armot | |
| genitive | *armon | *armodën *armoidën | |
| partitive | *armoda | *armoida | |
| inessive | *armossa *armohna |
*armoissa *armoihna | |
| elative | *armosta | *armoista | |
| illative | *armohën | *armoihën | |
| adessive | *armolla | *armoilla | |
| ablative | *armolta | *armoilta | |
| allative | *armolën *armolëk |
*armoilën *armoilëk | |
| essive | *armona | *armoina | |
| translative | *armoksi | *armoiksi | |
| instructive | *armon | *armoin | |
| comitative | *armonëk | *armoinëk | |
| abessive | *armotta | *armoitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: arm
- Finnish: armo
- Ingrian: armo
- Karelian:
- Livonian: arm
- Livvi: armo
- Veps: armod pl ("caresses")
- Võro: arm
- Votic: armo
References
- ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “armo”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 28 August 2023
- ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*armo”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary][2] (in Finnish)
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “armo”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][3] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN