Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sini
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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-Finno-Permic *sine (compare Erzya сэнь (seń, “blue, gray”), Moksha сенем (śeńem, “blue”)). Sometimes connected with Proto-Uralic *śine (“charcoal”), whence Hungarian szén, Northern Sami čitna, but these words are probably not related.[1]
Earlier often compared also with Iranian terms such as Pashto شين (šin, “green, blue”), but this is unlikely to be correct: the possible loan sources Proto-Scythian *āxšīni or Proto-Iranian *axšáyHnah would not be expected to give a (pre-)Finnic word beginning with *s-.[2] A Slavic origin, from Proto-Slavic *siňь (“blue, blue-gray”), has also been proposed,[3][4] but is likewise unlikely due to phonological and chronological issues; the Slavic *-i- would be expected to be reflected as a long *-ii-,[5] and there are no known Slavic borrowings already into West Uralic.[2]
Noun
*sini[6]
Inflection
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *sini | *sinet | |
| accusative | *sinen | *sinet | |
| genitive | *sinen | *sinden *siniden | |
| partitive | *sintä | *sinidä | |
| inessive | *sinessä *sinehnä |
*sinissä *sinihnä | |
| elative | *sinestä | *sinistä | |
| illative | *sinehen | *sinihen | |
| adessive | *sinellä | *sinillä | |
| ablative | *sineltä | *siniltä | |
| allative | *sinelen *sinelek |
*sinilen *sinilek | |
| essive | *sinnä | *sininä | |
| translative | *sineksi | *siniksi | |
| instructive | *sinen | *sinin | |
| comitative | *sinnek | *sininek | |
| abessive | *sinettä | *sinittä | |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Estonian: sini-, sina
- Finnish: sini
- Ingrian: sini
- Karelian:
- South Karelian: sini
- Livvi: sini
- Votic: sini
References
- ^ Kivinen, Ilona (2007) Värinnimitysten synty suomalais-ugrilaisissa kielissä, lähtökohtana ’musta’ [Origin of colour names in Finno-Ugric languages, starting with 'black'], page 56
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Holopainen, Sampsa. 2019. Indo-Iranian borrowings in Uralic. PhD thesis, University of Helsinki.
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “sininen”, 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
- ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) “sininen”, in Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN, page 1156
- ^ Koski, Mauno (1983) Värien nimitykset suomessa ja lähisukukielissä [Colour names in Finnish and closely related languages], Helsinki: Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN, page 150
- ^ Entry #1555 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
Further reading
- Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*sini-nen”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary] (in Finnish)