Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ken

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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 *ke. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. *-n?

Pronoun

*ken

  1. who (interrogative)

Inflection

This pronoun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • ⇒ Estonian: kes (from *ken se)
  • Finnish: ken (nominative singular form dated or poetic)
  • Ingrian: ken
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: ken
    • South Karelian: ken
  • Livvi: ken
  • Veps: ken
  • Võro: kiä
  • Votic: tšen

Further reading

  • Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*ke⇒”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎ (in Finnish)
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