Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/jousi

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 *joŋse. Cognates include Proto-Samic *juoksë.

Noun

*jousi[1]

  1. bow (weapon)

Inflection

Inflection of *jousi
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *jousi *jousët
accusative *jousën *jousët
genitive *jousën *joustën
*jousidën
partitive *jousta *jousida
inessive *jousëssa
*jousëhna 		*jousissa
*jousihna
elative *jousësta *jousista
illative *jousëhën *jousihën
adessive *jousëlla *jousilla
ablative *jousëlta *jousilta
allative *jousëlën
*jousëlëk 		*jousilën
*jousilëk
essive *joussa *jousina
translative *jousëksi *jousiksi
instructive *jousën *jousin
comitative *joussëk *jousinëk
abessive *jousëtta *jousitta

Descendants

  • Finnish: jousi, (archaic) joutsi
  • Karelian:
    North Karelian: jousi
    South Karelian: jouzi

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*jousi”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), 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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