Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pilli

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

Of onomatopoeic origin.

Noun

*pilli[1]

  1. pipe, flute (instrument)

Inflection

Inflection of *pilli
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *pilli *pillit
accusative *pillin *pillit
genitive *pillin *pilliden
*pillejiden
partitive *pillidä *pillejitä
inessive *pillissä
*pillihnä 		*pillejissä
*pillejihnä
elative *pillistä *pillejistä
illative *pillihen *pillejisen
adessive *pillillä *pillejillä
ablative *pilliltä *pillejiltä
allative *pillilen
*pillilek 		*pillejilen
*pillejilek
essive *pillinä *pillejinä
translative *pilliksi *pillejiksi
instructive *pillin *pillejin
comitative *pillinek *pillejinek
abessive *pillittä *pillejittä

Descendants

  • Estonian: pill
  • Finnish: pilli
  • Ingrian: pilli
  • Karelian: pilli
  • Livonian: piļ
  • Livvi: pilli
  • Võro: pill'
  • Votic: pilli

References

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

Further reading

  • “pill”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
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