Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/künci
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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 Proto-Uralic *künče. Cognates include Proto-Samic *këncë.
Noun
*künci[1]
Inflection
Inflection of *künci
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *künci | *kündet | |
| accusative | *künden | *kündet | |
| genitive | *künden | *küt'en *künciden | |
| partitive | *küttä | *küncidä | |
| inessive | *kündessä *kündehnä |
*küncissä *küncihnä | |
| elative | *kündestä | *küncistä | |
| illative | *küntehen | *küncihen | |
| adessive | *kündellä | *küncillä | |
| ablative | *kündeltä | *künciltä | |
| allative | *küntelen *küntelek |
*küncilen *küncilek | |
| essive | *künnä | *küncinä | |
| translative | *kündeksi | *künciksi | |
| instructive | *künden | *küncin | |
| comitative | *künnek | *küncinek | |
| abessive | *kündettä | *küncittä | |
Descendants
- Estonian: küüs
- Finnish: kynsi
- Ingrian: kyns, kynsi
- Karelian: kynsi
- Livonian: kīņtš
- Livvi: kynzi
- Ludian: kündž
- Veps: künz'
- Võro: küüds'
- Votic: tšüüsi
References
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kynsi”, 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