Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nek

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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 *ne.

Pronoun

*nek

  1. those (medial?)

Determiner

*nek

  1. those (medial?)

Inflection

Singular: *se

This pronoun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Finnish: ne
  • Ingrian: ne
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: ne
    • South Karelian: ne
  • Livonian: ne
  • Livvi: ne
  • Ludian: ne
  • Veps: ne
  • Votic: ne

From *net (with standard plural ending *-t in the nominative):

Further reading

  • need”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “ne”, 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
  • Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*ne-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎ (in Finnish)