Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/haamoi
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From Proto-Finno-Permic *šama + *-oi, whence also Erzya чама (čama, “face”), Moksha шама (šama, “face”).
Possibly related to Proto-Germanic *hamô (“skin, shape, covering”).
Noun
*haamoi[1]
Inflection
Inflection of *haamoi
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *haamoi | *haamoit | |
| accusative | *haamoin | *haamoit | |
| genitive | *haamoin | *haamoidën *haamoidën | |
| partitive | *haamoida | *haamoida | |
| inessive | *haamoissa *haamoihna |
*haamoissa *haamoihna | |
| elative | *haamoista | *haamoista | |
| illative | *haamoihën | *haamoihën | |
| adessive | *haamoilla | *haamoilla | |
| ablative | *haamoilta | *haamoilta | |
| allative | *haamoilën *haamoilëk |
*haamoilën *haamoilëk | |
| essive | *haamoina | *haamoina | |
| translative | *haamoiksi | *haamoiksi | |
| instructive | *haamoin | *haamoin | |
| comitative | *haamoinëk | *haamoinëk | |
| abessive | *haamoitta | *haamoitta | |
Descendants
From *haamu (+ *-u):
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “haamu”, 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