Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/eroi

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 *erä +‎ *-oi.

Noun

*eroi

  1. difference
  2. separation, parting

Inflection

Inflection of *eroi
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *eroi *eroit
accusative *eroin *eroit
genitive *eroin *eroidën
*eroidën
partitive *eroida *eroida
inessive *eroissa
*eroihna 		*eroissa
*eroihna
elative *eroista *eroista
illative *eroihën *eroihën
adessive *eroilla *eroilla
ablative *eroilta *eroilta
allative *eroilën
*eroilëk 		*eroilën
*eroilëk
essive *eroina *eroina
translative *eroiksi *eroiksi
instructive *eroin *eroin
comitative *eroinëk *eroinëk
abessive *eroitta *eroitta

Descendants

  • Finnish: ero
    • → Estonian: eru
    • → Northern Sami: earru
    • → Inari Sami: iäṛu
  • Ingrian: ero (< *ero)
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: ero
    • South Karelian: ero
  • Livvi: eroi
  • Ludian: ero (< *ero)
  • Votic: ero

Further reading

  • “eru”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “ero”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (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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