Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vaina

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

Probably borrowed from Early Old East Slavic вонꙗ (vonja), from Proto-Slavic *voňь.

Noun

*vaina[1]

  1. smell, stench
  2. scent (sense of smell / odour left by animal)

Inflection

Inflection of *vaina
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *vaina *vainat
accusative *vainan *vainat
genitive *vainan *vainadën
*vainoidën
partitive *vainada *vainoida
inessive *vainassa
*vainahna 		*vainoissa
*vainoihna
elative *vainasta *vainoista
illative *vainahën *vainoihën
adessive *vainalla *vainoilla
ablative *vainalta *vainoilta
allative *vainalën
*vainalëk 		*vainoilën
*vainoilëk
essive *vainana *vainoina
translative *vainaksi *vainoiksi
instructive *vainan *vainoin
comitative *vainanëk *vainoinëk
abessive *vainatta *vainoitta

Descendants

  • Livonian: vāina

From *vainu (+ *-u):

  • Finnish: vainu
    • → Lule Sami: vájnno
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: vaino (< *vaino)
  • Ludian: vain

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “vainu”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[2] (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

References

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