Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/havu

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *hapu

Etymology

Unknown. Borrowing from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Lithuanian žabas, žaba) is now considered unlikely.

Noun

*havu

  1. sprig or branch of a coniferous tree
  2. needle of a coniferous tree

Inflection

Inflection of *havu
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *havu *havut
accusative *havun *havut
genitive *havun *havudën
*havuidën
partitive *havuda *havuida
inessive *havussa
*havuhna 		*havuissa
*havuihna
elative *havusta *havuista
illative *havuhën *havuihën
adessive *havulla *havuilla
ablative *havulta *havuilta
allative *havulën
*havulëk 		*havuilën
*havuilëk
essive *havuna *havuina
translative *havuksi *havuiksi
instructive *havun *havuin
comitative *havunëk *havuinëk
abessive *havutta *havuitta

Descendants

  • Finnish: havu
  • Ingrian: havu
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: havu
    • South Karelian: havu
  • Livonian: o’v
  • Livvi: havu
  • Votic: avu

From *hapu:

Further reading

  • Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*hapu/*havu”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “havu”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[2] (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
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