Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/mo-

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 Proto-Finno-Permic [Term?] (compare Komi-Zyrian мыд (myd), Udmurt мыд (myd), Eastern Mari моло (molo)), perhaps a variant of *mu (whence *muu (“other”)).[1]

Pronoun

*mo-

  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: that? other?

Inflection

This pronoun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Descendants

No direct descendants exist, only derived terms. The following are some derived terms that have a distribution too narrow to be securely considered Proto-Finnic terms:

*moinën (+ *-inën)

  • Finnish: moinen (“such, like (that)”)
  • Ingrian: -moin
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: moini (“such, like (that)”)
    • South Karelian: moine (“such, like (that)”)
  • Livvi: moine (“such, like (that)”)
  • Ludian: moine (“such, like (that)”)

*mokoma (+ ? + *-ma)

  • Finnish: mokoma (“such”) (negative or neutral)
  • Ingrian: mokoma (“such”)
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: mugoma (“such”)
  • Ludian: mogom (“such”)
  • Votic: mokomõ (“such”)

Unsorted:

  • Ingrian: moen (“such, like (that)”) (dialectal) (← *mo-gën?)

References

  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “moinen”, 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

Further reading

  • Kulonen, Ulla-Maija. Suomalais-ugrilaisista *mo- ja *mu-pronomini­vartaloista. SUST 215 (1993).
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