Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/surma

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-Uralic *śurma (“death”) (whence also Eastern Khanty [script needed] (sŏrəm)), equivalent to *surdak +‎ *-ma.

Noun

*surma[1]

  1. death
    Synonyms: *koolëma, *tooni

Inflection

Inflection of *surma
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *surma *surmat
accusative *surman *surmat
genitive *surman *surmadën
*surmëidën
partitive *surmada *surmëida
inessive *surmassa
*surmahna 		*surmëissa
*surmëihna
elative *surmasta *surmëista
illative *surmahën *surmëihën
adessive *surmalla *surmëilla
ablative *surmalta *surmëilta
allative *surmalën
*surmalëk 		*surmëilën
*surmëilëk
essive *surmana *surmëina
translative *surmaksi *surmëiksi
instructive *surman *surmëin
comitative *surmanëk *surmëinëk
abessive *surmatta *surmëitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: surm
  • Finnish: surma
  • Ingrian: surma
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: surmu
  • Ludian: surm
  • Veps: surm
  • Võro: surm
  • Votic: surmõ
  • → Proto-Samic: *sormē (see there for further descendants)

References

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