Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/koroi

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

Onomatopoeic +‎ *-oi.

Noun

*koroi

  1. woodpecker, black woodpecker
    Synonyms: *hähnä, *kärki, *tikka

Inflection

Inflection of *koroi
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *koroi *koroit
accusative *koroin *koroit
genitive *koroin *koroidën
*koroidën
partitive *koroida *koroida
inessive *koroissa
*koroihna 		*koroissa
*koroihna
elative *koroista *koroista
illative *koroihën *koroihën
adessive *koroilla *koroilla
ablative *koroilta *koroilta
allative *koroilën
*koroilëk 		*koroilën
*koroilëk
essive *koroina *koroina
translative *koroiksi *koroiksi
instructive *koroin *koroin
comitative *koroinëk *koroinëk
abessive *koroitta *koroitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: ⇒ koristi, koristaja (in compounds: puukoristi, puukoristaja)
  • Finnish: (dialectal) koro
  • Ingrian: koro
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: koro
    • South Karelian: koro
  • Livvi: koroi
  • Veps: toro, ⇒ torolind
  • Votic: koro

From *kora:

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “koro”, 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
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