Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nainën

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

*naa- ~ *nai- +‎ *-inën (diminutive suffix); the root is backed from Proto-Finno-Ugric *näxe ~ *näje.[1]

Noun

*nainën[2]

  1. woman
  2. wife

Inflection

Inflection of *nainën
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *nainën *naicët
accusative *naicën *naicët
genitive *naicën *naictën
*naicidën
partitive *naicta *naicida
inessive *naicëssa
*naicëhna 		*naicissa
*naicihna
elative *naicësta *naicista
illative *naicëhën *naicihën
adessive *naicëlla *naicilla
ablative *naicëlta *naicilta
allative *naicëlën
*naicëlëk 		*naicilën
*naicilëk
essive *nainna *naicina
translative *naicëksi *naiciksi
instructive *naicën *naicin
comitative *nainnëk *naicinëk
abessive *naicëtta *naicitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: naine
  • Finnish: nainen
  • Ingrian: nain
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: nai, (Salaca) nain
  • Livvi: naine
  • Ludian: naine
  • Veps: naine
  • Võro: naanõ
  • Votic: nain

References

  1. ^ Santeri Junttila, Petri Kallio, Sampsa Holopainen, Juha Kuokkala, Juho Pystynen, editors (2020–), “nainen”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎[1] (in Finnish)
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*na-inën”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)
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