Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/näitoi

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

Ultimately from Proto-Uralic *näxe- (compare *naidak) with +‎ *-oi, although the exact morphology is unclear; possibly from Proto-Uralic *näjte.

Noun

*näitoi[1]

  1. maiden, maid, young woman

Inflection

Inflection of *näitoi
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *näitoi *näidoit
accusative *näidoin *näidoit
genitive *näidoin *näitoidën
*näitoidën
partitive *näitoida *näitoida
inessive *näidoissa
*näidoihna 		*näidoissa
*näidoihna
elative *näidoista *näidoista
illative *näitoihën *näitoihën
adessive *näidoilla *näidoilla
ablative *näidoilta *näidoilta
allative *näitoilën
*näitoilëk 		*näitoilën
*näitoilëk
essive *näitoina *näitoina
translative *näidoiksi *näidoiksi
instructive *näidoin *näidoin
comitative *näitoinëk *näitoinëk
abessive *näidoitta *näidoitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: neid, neiu
  • Finnish: neito
  • Ingrian: neito
  • Karelian:
    North Karelian: neito
    South Karelian: neido
  • Livvi: neidoi
  • Ludian: neidoi
  • Veps: neidoo
  • Võro: näio
  • Votic: (Jõgõperä, Rajo) neito

From *näitei:

  • Finnish: neiti (genitive neidin)
  • Ingrian: neiti (genitive neijin)
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: (archaic, rare) neiti (genitive neijin)

From *näici ~ *neici?:

  • Finnish: (archaic) neiti (genitive neiden, with -t- in nominative/plural forms by analogy)
  • Ingrian: (archaic, rare) neiti (genitive neijen, with -t- in nominative/plural forms by analogy)
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: neiti (genitive neijen)
    • South Karelian: neidi (genitive neijen)

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*näit-oi”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • “neid”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “neiti”, 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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