Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/harmaga

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

From earlier *šarma > *harma +‎ *-ga, a back vowel variant of *härmä, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian serma, sarma and Lithuanian šarma).

Adjective

*harmaga

  1. grey, gray

Inflection

Inflection of *harmaga
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *harmaga *harmagat
accusative *harmagan *harmagat
genitive *harmagan *harmagadën
*harmagoidën
partitive *harmagata *harmagoita
inessive *harmagassa
*harmagahna 		*harmagoissa
*harmagoihna
elative *harmagasta *harmagoista
illative *harmagasën *harmagoisën
adessive *harmagalla *harmagoilla
ablative *harmagalta *harmagoilta
allative *harmagalën
*harmagalëk 		*harmagoilën
*harmagoilëk
essive *harmagana *harmagoina
translative *harmagaksi *harmagoiksi
instructive *harmagan *harmagoin
comitative *harmaganëk *harmagoinëk
abessive *harmagatta *harmagoitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: (dialectal) arm
  • Finnish: harmaa, (dialectal) harmaja, harmava
  • Ingrian: harmaa
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: harmai
  • Ludian: harmag

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “harmaa”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (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
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.