Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/virci

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 earlier *virti, borrowed from a Baltic language, compare Latvian vārds, Old Prussian wirds, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰh₁om.

Noun

*virci

  1. song, poem

Inflection

Inflection of *virci
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *virci *virdet
accusative *virden *virdet
genitive *virden *virteden
*virciden
partitive *virtedä *vircidä
inessive *virdessä
*virdehnä 		*vircissä
*vircihnä
elative *virdestä *vircistä
illative *virtehen *vircihen
adessive *virdellä *vircillä
ablative *virdeltä *virciltä
allative *virtelen
*virtelek 		*vircilen
*vircilek
essive *virtenä *vircinä
translative *virdeksi *virciksi
instructive *virden *vircin
comitative *virtenek *vircinek
abessive *virdettä *vircittä

Descendants

  • Estonian: virs
  • Finnish: virsi
  • Ingrian: vers
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: virzi
  • Ludian: virž, virzi
  • Votic: virsi

Further reading

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