Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/eväs
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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
Unknown. Possibly related to Northern Sami avastit (“to gobble”). Possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yéwos.
Noun
*eväs
- provisions (food)
Inflection
Inflection of *eväs
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *eväs | *evähet | |
| accusative | *evähen | *evähet | |
| genitive | *evähen | *evästen *evähiden | |
| partitive | *evästä | *evähitä | |
| inessive | *evähessä *evähehnä |
*evähissä *evähihnä | |
| elative | *evähestä | *evähistä | |
| illative | *evähesen | *evähisen | |
| adessive | *evähellä | *evähillä | |
| ablative | *eväheltä | *evähiltä | |
| allative | *evähelen *evähelek |
*evähilen *evähilek | |
| essive | *evässä | *evähinä | |
| translative | *eväheksi | *evähiksi | |
| instructive | *evähen | *evähin | |
| comitative | *evässek | *evähinek | |
| abessive | *evähettä | *evähittä | |
Descendants
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “eväs”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (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