Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/paita

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 1

    Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *paidō.[1]

    Noun

    *paita

    1. (Northern Finnic) shirt
    Inflection
    Inflection of *paita
    Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
    singular plural
    nominative *paita *paidat
    accusative *paidan *paidat
    genitive *paidan *paitadën
    *paitoidën
    partitive *paitada *paitoida
    inessive *paidassa
    *paidahna     		*paidoissa
    *paidoihna
    elative *paidasta *paidoista
    illative *paitahën *paitoihën
    adessive *paidalla *paidoilla
    ablative *paidalta *paidoilta
    allative *paitalën
    *paitalëk     		*paitoilën
    *paitoilëk
    essive *paitana *paitoina
    translative *paidaksi *paidoiksi
    instructive *paidan *paidoin
    comitative *paitanëk *paitoinëk
    abessive *paidatta *paidoitta
    Descendants
    • Finnish: paita
      • → Northern Sami: báidi
      • → Old Norse: peita
        • Swedish: pajta, pajt (dialectal)
          • ⇒ Swedish: pajrock
    • Ingrian: paita
    • Karelian:
    • Livvi: paidu
    • Ludian: paid
    • Veps: paid

    Etymology 2

      Probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *faitaz.[2]

      Noun

      *paita[3]

      1. (Northern Finnic) caul fat
      Inflection
      Inflection of *paita
      Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
      singular plural
      nominative *paita *paidat
      accusative *paidan *paidat
      genitive *paidan *paitadën
      *paitoidën
      partitive *paitada *paitoida
      inessive *paidassa
      *paidahna       		*paidoissa
      *paidoihna
      elative *paidasta *paidoista
      illative *paitahën *paitoihën
      adessive *paidalla *paidoilla
      ablative *paidalta *paidoilta
      allative *paitalën
      *paitalëk       		*paitoilën
      *paitoilëk
      essive *paitana *paitoina
      translative *paidaksi *paidoiksi
      instructive *paidan *paidoin
      comitative *paitanëk *paitoinëk
      abessive *paidatta *paidoitta
      Descendants
      • ⇒ Finnish: mahapaita
      • ⇒ Karelian:
        • North Karelian: paitarasva

      References

      1. ^ Santeri Junttila, Petri Kallio, Sampsa Holopainen, Juha Kuokkala, Juho Pystynen, editors (2020–), “paita1”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 4 August 2025
      2. ^ Santeri Junttila, Petri Kallio, Sampsa Holopainen, Juha Kuokkala, Juho Pystynen, editors (2020–), “paita2”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎[2] (in Finnish), retrieved 4 August 2025
      3. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*paita”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[3] (in Finnish)
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