Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/haina
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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
From earlier *šaina, borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śaina-. Compare Lithuanian šienas, Proto-Slavic *sěno. The descendants that split later than Livonian and Võro use the form *heinä instead, with a later sporadic raising *ai > *ei (compare *kaihas, *laipa, *saibas, *saina).
Noun
*haina[1]
Inflection
Inflection of *haina
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *haina | *hainat | |
| accusative | *hainan | *hainat | |
| genitive | *hainan | *hainadën *hainoidën | |
| partitive | *hainada | *hainoida | |
| inessive | *hainassa *hainahna |
*hainoissa *hainoihna | |
| elative | *hainasta | *hainoista | |
| illative | *hainahën | *hainoihën | |
| adessive | *hainalla | *hainoilla | |
| ablative | *hainalta | *hainoilta | |
| allative | *hainalën *hainalëk |
*hainoilën *hainoilëk | |
| essive | *hainana | *hainoina | |
| translative | *hainaksi | *hainoiksi | |
| instructive | *hainan | *hainoin | |
| comitative | *hainanëk | *hainoinëk | |
| abessive | *hainatta | *hainoitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: hein
- Finnish: heinä
- Ingrian: heinä
- Karelian:
- Livonian: āina
- Livvi: heiny
- Ludian: hein
- Veps: hein
- Võro: hain
- Votic: eine