Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vahva

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

Unknown.

Adjective

*vahva[1]

  1. strong
  2. firm

Inflection

Inflection of *vahva
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *vahva *vahvat
accusative *vahvan *vahvat
genitive *vahvan *vahvadën
*vahvoidën
partitive *vahvada *vahvoida
inessive *vahvassa
*vahvahna 		*vahvoissa
*vahvoihna
elative *vahvasta *vahvoista
illative *vahvahën *vahvoihën
adessive *vahvalla *vahvoilla
ablative *vahvalta *vahvoilta
allative *vahvalën
*vahvalëk 		*vahvoilën
*vahvoilëk
essive *vahvana *vahvoina
translative *vahvaksi *vahvoiksi
instructive *vahvan *vahvoin
comitative *vahvanëk *vahvoinëk
abessive *vahvatta *vahvoitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: vahva
  • Finnish: vahva
  • Ingrian: vahva
  • Karelian: vahva
  • Livvi: vahvu
  • Veps: vahv
  • Votic: vahvõ

References

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

Further reading

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