Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kotëi

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 *kota +‎ *-i.

Noun

*kotëi (Northern Finnic)

  1. home
  2. house

Inflection

Inflection of *kotëi
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *kotëi *kodëit
accusative *kodëin *kodëit
genitive *kodëin *kotëidën
*kotëidën
partitive *kotëida *kotëida
inessive *kodëissa
*kodëihna 		*kodëissa
*kodëihna
elative *kodëista *kodëista
illative *kotëihën *kotëihën
adessive *kodëilla *kodëilla
ablative *kodëilta *kodëilta
allative *kotëilën
*kotëilëk 		*kotëilën
*kotëilëk
essive *kotëina *kotëina
translative *kodëiksi *kodëiksi
instructive *kodëin *kodëin
comitative *kotëinëk *kotëinëk
abessive *kodëitta *kodëitta

Descendants

  • Finnish: koti
  • Ingrian: koti
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: koti
    • South Karelian: kodi
  • Livvi: kodi
  • Ludian: kodi
  • Veps: kodi

Further reading

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