Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rasva

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

Possibly by regular metathesis from earlier *rawsa, borrowed from either Proto-Germanic [Term?] (compare Middle Dutch kroos (“innards”)) or Proto-Germanic [Term?] (compare German Gekröse (“innards”)). The main issue with this etymology is finding parallels for the metathesis; *kasvadak (? < *kawsa-) has been proposed, but is uncertain.^[1] Compare *rauha (“gland”) (possibly from earlier *rawša), in which no metathesis appears to have taken place (possibly due to the different consonant or a different time of borrowing).

Noun

*rasva^[2]

fat

Inflection

Inflection of *rasva

	singular	plural
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
nominative	*rasva	*rasvat
accusative	*rasvan	*rasvat
genitive	*rasvan	rasvadën rasvoidën
partitive	*rasvada	*rasvoida
inessive	rasvassa rasvahna	rasvoissa rasvoihna
elative	*rasvasta	*rasvoista
illative	*rasvahën	*rasvoihën
adessive	*rasvalla	*rasvoilla
ablative	*rasvalta	*rasvoilta
allative	rasvalën rasvalëk	rasvoilën rasvoilëk
essive	*rasvana	*rasvoina
translative	*rasvaksi	*rasvoiksi
instructive	*rasvan	*rasvoin
comitative	*rasvanëk	*rasvoinëk
abessive	*rasvatta	*rasvoitta

Synonyms

*kuu

Descendants

Estonian: rasv, rasu
Finnish: rasva
Ingrian: rasva
Karelian: rašva, razva
Livonian: razā
Livvi: razvu
Ludian: razv
Veps: razv
Võro: rasv, rasõv
Votic: razvõ

References

^ Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.
^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*rasva”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎^[1] (in Finnish)

“rasv”, 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), 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

[1] Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.

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

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