Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kaukalo
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Probably derived from *kauka-, here in the sense “long”, thus “long thing, long vessel”. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. suffix
Noun
*kaukalo
Inflection
Inflection of *kaukalo
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kaukalo | *kaukalot | |
| accusative | *kaukalon | *kaukalot | |
| genitive | *kaukalon | *kaukalodën *kaukaloidën | |
| partitive | *kaukalota | *kaukaloita | |
| inessive | *kaukalossa *kaukalohna |
*kaukaloissa *kaukaloihna | |
| elative | *kaukalosta | *kaukaloista | |
| illative | *kaukalosën | *kaukaloisën | |
| adessive | *kaukalolla | *kaukaloilla | |
| ablative | *kaukalolta | *kaukaloilta | |
| allative | *kaukalolën *kaukalolëk |
*kaukaloilën *kaukaloilëk | |
| essive | *kaukalona | *kaukaloina | |
| translative | *kaukaloksi | *kaukaloiksi | |
| instructive | *kaukalon | *kaukaloin | |
| comitative | *kaukalonëk | *kaukaloinëk | |
| abessive | *kaukalotta | *kaukaloitta | |
Descendants
Further reading
- Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “kaukalo”, 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