Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/savi
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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
Alternative reconstructions
Etymology
From Proto-Finno-Ugric *śawe. Cognate with Proto-Mordvinic *śovəń.[1]
Noun
*savi
Inflection
Inflection of *savi
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *savi | *savët | |
| accusative | *savën | *savët | |
| genitive | *savën | *savëdën *savidën | |
| partitive | *savëda | *savida | |
| inessive | *savëssa *savëhna |
*savissa *savihna | |
| elative | *savësta | *savista | |
| illative | *savëhën | *savihën | |
| adessive | *savëlla | *savilla | |
| ablative | *savëlta | *savilta | |
| allative | *savëlën *savëlëk |
*savilën *savilëk | |
| essive | *savëna | *savina | |
| translative | *savëksi | *saviksi | |
| instructive | *savën | *savin | |
| comitative | *savënëk | *savinëk | |
| abessive | *savëtta | *savitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: savi
- Finnish: savi
- Ingrian: savi
- Karelian: savi
- Livonian: sä’uv
- Livvi: savi
- Ludian: savi
- Veps: savi
- Võro: savi
- Votic: savi, savvi
References
Further reading
- Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*sauvi”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto (in Finnish)