From Proto-Finno-Permic *šamᴈ. Cognate with Erzya чов (čov), човонэ (čovone) and Moksha шов (šov). Possibly related to Proto-Germanic *hamaraz; both directions of loan, from and into Proto-Germanic, have been proposed. Hyllested speculates on an Indo-European source related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *kā́ˀmō but with regular satemization (compare the survival of doublets like Lithuanian akmuõ, ašmuõ). Alternatively, the Finno-Permic/West Uralic could derive from the Pre-West Uralic agricultural substrate.
*hamara[1]
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
singular | plural | ||
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nominative | *hamara | *hamarat | |
accusative | *hamaran | *hamarat | |
genitive | *hamaran | *hamaradën *hamaroidën | |
partitive | *hamarata | *hamaroita | |
inessive | *hamarassa *hamarahna |
*hamaroissa *hamaroihna | |
elative | *hamarasta | *hamaroista | |
illative | *hamarasën | *hamaroisën | |
adessive | *hamaralla | *hamaroilla | |
ablative | *hamaralta | *hamaroilta | |
allative | *hamaralën *hamaralëk |
*hamaroilën *hamaroilëk | |
essive | *hamarana | *hamaroina | |
translative | *hamaraksi | *hamaroiksi | |
instructive | *hamaran | *hamaroin | |
comitative | *hamaranëk | *hamaroinëk | |
abessive | *hamaratta | *hamaroitta |