Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/surma
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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 *śurma (“death”) (whence also Eastern Khanty (sŏrəm)), equivalent to *surdak + *-ma.
Noun
*surma[1]
Inflection
Inflection of *surma
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *surma | *surmat | |
| accusative | *surman | *surmat | |
| genitive | *surman | *surmadën *surmëidën | |
| partitive | *surmada | *surmëida | |
| inessive | *surmassa *surmahna |
*surmëissa *surmëihna | |
| elative | *surmasta | *surmëista | |
| illative | *surmahën | *surmëihën | |
| adessive | *surmalla | *surmëilla | |
| ablative | *surmalta | *surmëilta | |
| allative | *surmalën *surmalëk |
*surmëilën *surmëilëk | |
| essive | *surmana | *surmëina | |
| translative | *surmaksi | *surmëiksi | |
| instructive | *surman | *surmëin | |
| comitative | *surmanëk | *surmëinëk | |
| abessive | *surmatta | *surmëitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: surm
- → Livonian: surm
- Finnish: surma
- Ingrian: surma
- Karelian:
- Livvi: surmu
- Ludian: surm
- Veps: surm
- Võro: surm
- Votic: surmõ
- → Proto-Samic: *sormē (see there for further descendants)