Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/uni

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-Permic *une.

Noun

*uni[1]

  1. sleep
  2. dream

Inflection

Inflection of *uni
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *uni *unët
accusative *unën *unët
genitive *unën *undën
*unidën
partitive *unta *unida
inessive *unëssa
*unëhna 		*unissa
*unihna
elative *unësta *unista
illative *unëhën *unihën
adessive *unëlla *unilla
ablative *unëlta *unilta
allative *unëlën
*unëlëk 		*unilën
*unilëk
essive *unna *unina
translative *unëksi *uniksi
instructive *unën *unin
comitative *unnëk *uninëk
abessive *unëtta *unitta

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: uni
  • Finnish: uni
  • Ingrian: uni
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: uni
    • South Karelian: uni
  • Livonian: u’ņ
  • Livvi: uni
  • Ludian: uni
  • Veps: uni
  • Võro: uni
  • Votic: uni

References

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

Further reading

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