Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/panu

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

Borrowed from Proto-Baltic *panu (whence Old Prussian panno), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥.

Noun

*panu (Northern Finnic)

  1. (poetic) fire
    Synonym: *tuli

Usage notes

This word mainly appears in folk poetry, so its use was probably restricted to a more mythological context.

Inflection

Inflection of *panu
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *panu *panut
accusative *panun *panut
genitive *panun *panudën
*panuidën
partitive *panuda *panuida
inessive *panussa
*panuhna 		*panuissa
*panuihna
elative *panusta *panuista
illative *panuhën *panuihën
adessive *panulla *panuilla
ablative *panulta *panuilta
allative *panulën
*panulëk 		*panuilën
*panuilëk
essive *panuna *panuina
translative *panuksi *panuiksi
instructive *panun *panuin
comitative *panunëk *panuinëk
abessive *panutta *panuitta

Descendants

  • Finnish: (archaic, folk poetic) panu
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: (folk poetic) panu

Further reading

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