Probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *spindaz, compare Middle High German spint (“fat, lard, sapwood”) and Dutch spint (spinthout (“sapwood”)). Alternatively (but less likely) from Proto-Finno-Permic *pinta, if related to Moksha понда (ponda, “body”), Erzya пондакш (pondakš, “shaggy”), Udmurt педло (pedlo, “out”).[1]
*pinta[2]
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 | *pinta | *pindat | |
accusative | *pindan | *pindat | |
genitive | *pindan | *pintadën *pintoidën | |
partitive | *pintada | *pintoida | |
inessive | *pindassa *pindahna |
*pindoissa *pindoihna | |
elative | *pindasta | *pindoista | |
illative | *pintahën | *pintoihën | |
adessive | *pindalla | *pindoilla | |
ablative | *pindalta | *pindoilta | |
allative | *pintalën *pintalëk |
*pintoilën *pintoilëk | |
essive | *pintana | *pintoina | |
translative | *pindaksi | *pindoiksi | |
instructive | *pindan | *pindoin | |
comitative | *pintanëk | *pintoinëk | |
abessive | *pindatta | *pindoitta |