Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/loo-
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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
Possibly from Proto-Uralic *luwe (“downstream”).[1]
Noun
*loo-[2] (Northern Finnic)
- the place at someone
Inflection
Inflection of *loo-
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *loo | *loot | |
| accusative | *loon | *loot | |
| genitive | *loon | *loodën *loidën | |
| partitive | *loota | *loita | |
| inessive | *loossa *loohna |
*loissa *loihna | |
| elative | *loosta | *loista | |
| illative | *loosën | *loisën | |
| adessive | *loolla | *loilla | |
| ablative | *loolta | *loilta | |
| allative | *loolën *loolëk |
*loilën *loilëk | |
| essive | *loona | *loina | |
| translative | *looksi | *loiksi | |
| instructive | *loon | *loin | |
| comitative | *loonëk | *loinëk | |
| abessive | *lootta | *loitta | |
Descendants
Only found in adverbs, e.g. meaning "at":
- ⇒ Finnish: luo, luokse, luona, luota
- ⇒ Ingrian: looks, loonna, loont
- Karelian:
- ⇒ Livvi: luo
- ⇒ Ludian: luo
- ⇒ Veps: loks, lon, lost
References
- ^ Sammallahti, Pekka. "Etymological word list", in Sinor, Denis (ed.), The Uralic languages. Description, history and foreign influence. Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 8 Uralic & Central Asian Studies. Volume 1. 1988. p. 545
- ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*loo-²”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto (in Finnish)
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “luo”, 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