Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/teko

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

From *tektäk (“to do”) +‎ *-o.

Noun

*teko

  1. act, deed

Inflection

Inflection of *teko
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *teko *tegot
accusative *tegon *tegot
genitive *tegon *tekodën
*tekoidën
partitive *tekoda *tekoida
inessive *tegossa
*tegohna 		*tegoissa
*tegoihna
elative *tegosta *tegoista
illative *tekohën *tekoihën
adessive *tegolla *tegoilla
ablative *tegolta *tegoilta
allative *tekolën
*tekolëk 		*tekoilën
*tekoilëk
essive *tekona *tekoina
translative *tegoksi *tegoiksi
instructive *tegon *tegoin
comitative *tekonëk *tekoinëk
abessive *tegotta *tegoitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: tegu
  • Finnish: teko
  • Ingrian: teko
  • Karelian: teko
  • Livonian: tie’g (“face”), (Salaca) tegu
  • Ludian: teko
  • Veps: teko
  • Võro: tego
  • Votic: teko

Further reading

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