Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/moni

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 *mone.

Pronoun

*moni[1]

  1. many
  2. some

Determiner

*moni[1]

  1. many
  2. some

Inflection

Inflection of *moni
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *moni *monët
accusative *monën *monët
genitive *monën *mondën
*monidën
partitive *monta *monida
inessive *monëssa
*monëhna 		*monissa
*monihna
elative *monësta *monista
illative *monëhën *monihën
adessive *monëlla *monilla
ablative *monëlta *monilta
allative *monëlën
*monëlëk 		*monilën
*monilëk
essive *monna *monina
translative *monëksi *moniksi
instructive *monën *monin
comitative *monnëk *moninëk
abessive *monëtta *monitta

Derived terms

  • *monik'as ~ *monigas

Descendants

  • Estonian: mõni
  • Finnish: moni
  • Ingrian: moni
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: moni
    • South Karelian: moni
  • ⇒ Livonian: mūnda
  • Livvi: moni
  • Ludian: moni
  • Võro: myni
  • Votic: mõni

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*moni”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • “mõni”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Entry #550 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
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