Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kaivo

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 *kaivadak (“to dig”) +‎ *-o.

Noun

*kaivo

  1. well (water source)

Inflection

Inflection of *kaivo
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *kaivo *kaivot
accusative *kaivon *kaivot
genitive *kaivon *kaivodën
*kaivoidën
partitive *kaivoda *kaivoida
inessive *kaivossa
*kaivohna 		*kaivoissa
*kaivoihna
elative *kaivosta *kaivoista
illative *kaivohën *kaivoihën
adessive *kaivolla *kaivoilla
ablative *kaivolta *kaivoilta
allative *kaivolën
*kaivolëk 		*kaivoilën
*kaivoilëk
essive *kaivona *kaivoina
translative *kaivoksi *kaivoiksi
instructive *kaivon *kaivoin
comitative *kaivonëk *kaivoinëk
abessive *kaivotta *kaivoitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: kaev
  • Finnish: kaivo
    • → Northern Sami: gáivo
    • → Inari Sami: káivu
    • → Skolt Sami: käivv
    • → Kildin Sami: ка̄ййв (kājjv)
    • → Ter Sami: [script needed] (kaivta̮u̯ʿš)
  • Ingrian: kaivo
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: kouv
  • Livvi: kaivo
  • Ludian: kaiv
  • Veps: kaiv
  • Võro: kaiv
  • Votic: kaivo

Further reading

  • Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “kaivo”, 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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