Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kato

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

Either from *katodak (“to disappear, vanish”) +‎ *-o, or borrowed from Proto-Germanic *skaþô (“damage, scathe”).

Noun

*kato

  1. loss
  2. destruction, ruin
    Synonyms: *hukka, *tuho

Inflection

Inflection of *kato
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *kato *kadot
accusative *kadon *kadot
genitive *kadon *katodën
*katoidën
partitive *katoda *katoida
inessive *kadossa
*kadohna 		*kadoissa
*kadoihna
elative *kadosta *kadoista
illative *katohën *katoihën
adessive *kadolla *kadoilla
ablative *kadolta *kadoilta
allative *katolën
*katolëk 		*katoilën
*katoilëk
essive *katona *katoina
translative *kadoksi *kadoiksi
instructive *kadon *kadoin
comitative *katonëk *katoinëk
abessive *kadotta *kadoitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: kadu
  • Finnish: kato
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: kato
    • South Karelian: kado
  • Livvi: kado
  • Võro: kado
  • Votic: (Rudja) kato

Further reading

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