Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/puikkoi
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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 *puu + *-(i)kkoi.
Noun
*puikkoi
Inflection
Inflection of *puikkoi
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *puikkoi | *puik'oit | |
| accusative | *puik'oin | *puik'oit | |
| genitive | *puik'oin | *puikkoidën *puikkoidën | |
| partitive | *puikkoida | *puikkoida | |
| inessive | *puik'oissa *puik'oihna |
*puik'oissa *puik'oihna | |
| elative | *puik'oista | *puik'oista | |
| illative | *puikkoihën | *puikkoihën | |
| adessive | *puik'oilla | *puik'oilla | |
| ablative | *puik'oilta | *puik'oilta | |
| allative | *puikkoilën *puikkoilëk |
*puikkoilën *puikkoilëk | |
| essive | *puikkoina | *puikkoina | |
| translative | *puik'oiksi | *puik'oiksi | |
| instructive | *puik'oin | *puik'oin | |
| comitative | *puikkoinëk | *puikkoinëk | |
| abessive | *puik'oitta | *puik'oitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: (dialectal) puik
- Finnish: puikko
- → Northern Sami: buiku
- Ingrian: puikko, (Soikkola) puikkoi
- Karelian:
- Livvi: puikko
- Ludian: puik
- Veps: puik
- Votic: puikko
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “puikko”, 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