Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kataga

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

Unclear. The Baltic words (Lithuanian kadagys, Latvian kadiķis, Old Prussian kadegis) might be borrowed from Finnic, or vice versa. Uralic comparisons once proposed suffer from phonological issues. According to Junttila (2015), the Latvian word is borrowed from Baltic German (German Kaddig), which in turn may be from Old Prussian.[1]

Noun

*kataga[2]

  1. juniper (tree)

Inflection

Inflection of *kataga
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *kataga *katagat
accusative *katagan *katagat
genitive *katagan *katagadën
*katagoidën
partitive *katagata *katagoita
inessive *katagassa
*katagahna 		*katagoissa
*katagoihna
elative *katagasta *katagoista
illative *katagasën *katagoisën
adessive *katagalla *katagoilla
ablative *katagalta *katagoilta
allative *katagalën
*katagalëk 		*katagoilën
*katagoilëk
essive *katagana *katagoina
translative *katagaksi *katagoiksi
instructive *katagan *katagoin
comitative *kataganëk *katagoinëk
abessive *katagatta *katagoitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: kadakas
  • Finnish: kataja, (dialectal) katava, kataa
  • Ingrian: kataja
  • Karelian: kataja, kadaja
  • Livonian:
    • Courland Livonian: gadāgõz
    • Vidzeme Livonian: kadagi
  • Livvi: kadai
  • Ludian: kadai
  • Veps: kadag
  • Võro: katai
  • Votic: katagõ, katajõ

References

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri. Proto-Finnic loanwords in the Baltic languages, in Junttila, Santeri (ed.), Contacts between the Baltic and Finnic languages (2015). pp. 27–28
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*kataga”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)
  • “kadakas”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
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