Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/herneh

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 earlier *šerneš, borrowed from Eastern Proto-Baltic [Term?] (“pea”) (whence Latvian zirnis, Lithuanian žirnis), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źírˀna (“grain”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm (“grain”).[1] Final -s/-z in Estonian and Livonian is unclear.

Noun

*herneh[2]

  1. pea

Inflection

Inflection of *herneh
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *herneh *hernehet
accusative *hernehen *hernehet
genitive *hernehen *hernehten
*hernehiden
partitive *hernehtä *hernehitä
inessive *hernehessä
*hernehehnä 		*hernehissä
*hernehihnä
elative *hernehestä *hernehistä
illative *hernehesen *hernehisen
adessive *hernehellä *hernehillä
ablative *herneheltä *hernehiltä
allative *hernehelen
*hernehelek 		*hernehilen
*hernehilek
essive *hernehenä *hernehinä
translative *herneheksi *hernehiksi
instructive *hernehen *hernehin
comitative *hernehenek *hernehinek
abessive *hernehettä *hernehittä

Descendants

  • Estonian: hernes
  • Finnish: herne
  • Ingrian: herne
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: jērnaz
  • Livvi: herneh
  • Ludian: herneh
  • Veps: herneh
  • Võro: herneh
  • Votic: erne

References

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “herne”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 1 March 2024
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*herneh”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • “hernes”, 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), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[3] (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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