Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sormi

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-Ugric *sorme. Cognate with Proto-Samic *suormë.

Noun

*sormi[1]

  1. finger

Inflection

Inflection of *sormi
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *sormi *sormët
accusative *sormën *sormët
genitive *sormën *sormëdën
*sormidën
partitive *sormëda *sormida
inessive *sormëssa
*sormëhna 		*sormissa
*sormihna
elative *sormësta *sormista
illative *sormëhën *sormihën
adessive *sormëlla *sormilla
ablative *sormëlta *sormilta
allative *sormëlën
*sormëlëk 		*sormilën
*sormilëk
essive *sormëna *sormina
translative *sormëksi *sormiksi
instructive *sormën *sormin
comitative *sormënëk *sorminëk
abessive *sormëtta *sormitta

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: sõrm
  • Finnish: sormi
  • Ingrian: sormi
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian:
  • Ludian: sorm
  • Veps: sorm
  • Võro: sõrm'
  • Votic: sõrmi

References

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