Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ava

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-Ugric *aŋa-.

Adjective

*ava[1]

  1. open, wide open, spacious

Inflection

Inflection of *ava
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *ava *avat
accusative *avan *avat
genitive *avan *avadën
*avoidën
partitive *avada *avoida
inessive *avassa
*avahna 		*avoissa
*avoihna
elative *avasta *avoista
illative *avahën *avoihën
adessive *avalla *avoilla
ablative *avalta *avoilta
allative *avalën
*avalëk 		*avoilën
*avoilëk
essive *avana *avoina
translative *avaksi *avoiksi
instructive *avan *avoin
comitative *avanëk *avoinëk
abessive *avatta *avoitta

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: ava
  • Finnish: ava (dialectal), ⇒ avo-
  • ⇒ Ingrian: avollaa

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*ava”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “ava”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[2] (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
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