Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kontti
Proto-Finnic
Etymology 1
Possibly from Proto-Uralic *konte (compare Northern Khanty [script needed] (χūnt), Northern Mansi [script needed] (χĭnt)); *-tt- for *-t- could be explained as influence from etymology 2. The comparison with Khanty and Mansi words is rejected by Junttila (2018).[1]
Noun
*kontti[2]
Inflection
Inflection of *kontti
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kontti | *kont'it | |
| accusative | *kont'in | *kont'it | |
| genitive | *kont'in | *konttidën *konttëjidën | |
| partitive | *konttida | *konttëjita | |
| inessive | *kont'issa *kont'ihna |
*konttëjissa *konttëjihna | |
| elative | *kont'ista | *konttëjista | |
| illative | *konttihën | *konttëjisën | |
| adessive | *kont'illa | *konttëjilla | |
| ablative | *kont'ilta | *konttëjilta | |
| allative | *konttilën *konttilëk |
*konttëjilën *konttëjilëk | |
| essive | *konttina | *konttëjina | |
| translative | *kont'iksi | *konttëjiksi | |
| instructive | *kont'in | *konttëjin | |
| comitative | *konttinëk | *konttëjinëk | |
| abessive | *kont'itta | *konttëjitta | |
Descendants
- ⇒ Estonian: kontvõõras (compound with võõras)
- Finnish: kontti
- Ingrian: kontti (possibly from Finnish)
- Karelian:
- North Karelian: kontti (possibly from Finnish)
- ⇒ Livonian: kōņtad pl (“testicles”)
References
- ^ Junttila, Santeri. “Mitä tapahtui kantasuomen lyhyelle *o:lle Kuurinmaan liivissä?”. In: Sampsa Holopainen & Janne Saarikivi (eds.), Περὶ ὀρθότητος ἐτύμων. Uusiutuva uralilainen etymologia, Uralica Helsingiensia 11, 2018, pp. 229–250 [241].
- ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*kontti”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary][1] (in Finnish)
Further reading
- Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “kontti”, 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
Etymology 2
Possibly from Proto-Uralic *konte (compare Northern Khanty [script needed] (χūnt), Northern Mansi [script needed] (χĭnt)). The unexpected *-tt- for *-t- could possibly be influence from derivatives like *kontidak (which would represent earlier *konte-j-) in order to maintain a *-t- in all forms.
Noun
*kontti
Inflection
Inflection of *kontti
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kontti | *kont'it | |
| accusative | *kont'in | *kont'it | |
| genitive | *kont'in | *konttidën *konttëjidën | |
| partitive | *konttida | *konttëjita | |
| inessive | *kont'issa *kont'ihna |
*konttëjissa *konttëjihna | |
| elative | *kont'ista | *konttëjista | |
| illative | *konttihën | *konttëjisën | |
| adessive | *kont'illa | *konttëjilla | |
| ablative | *kont'ilta | *konttëjilta | |
| allative | *konttilën *konttilëk |
*konttëjilën *konttëjilëk | |
| essive | *konttina | *konttëjina | |
| translative | *kont'iksi | *konttëjiksi | |
| instructive | *kont'in | *konttëjin | |
| comitative | *konttinëk | *konttëjinëk | |
| abessive | *kont'itta | *konttëjitta | |
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “kontti”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][3] (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