Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/usko

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 *uskodak +‎ *-o.

Noun

*usko

  1. faith, belief

Inflection

Inflection of *usko
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *usko *uskot
accusative *uskon *uskot
genitive *uskon *uskodën
*uskoidën
partitive *uskoda *uskoida
inessive *uskossa
*uskohna 		*uskoissa
*uskoihna
elative *uskosta *uskoista
illative *uskohën *uskoihën
adessive *uskolla *uskoilla
ablative *uskolta *uskoilta
allative *uskolën
*uskolëk 		*uskoilën
*uskoilëk
essive *uskona *uskoina
translative *uskoksi *uskoiksi
instructive *uskon *uskoin
comitative *uskonëk *uskoinëk
abessive *uskotta *uskoitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: usk
  • Finnish: usko
  • Ingrian: usko
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: usko
  • Livvi: usko
  • Livonian: usk
  • Ludian: usk
  • Veps: usk
  • Võro: usk
  • Votic: usko

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “uskoa”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (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
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