Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kohina

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 *kohistak +‎ *-na.

Noun

*kohina

  1. murmur, susurrus or any similar continuous sound

Inflection

Inflection of *kohina
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *kohina *kohinat
accusative *kohinan *kohinat
genitive *kohinan *kohinadën
*kohinoidën
partitive *kohinata *kohinoita
inessive *kohinassa
*kohinahna 		*kohinoissa
*kohinoihna
elative *kohinasta *kohinoista
illative *kohinasën *kohinoisën
adessive *kohinalla *kohinoilla
ablative *kohinalta *kohinoilta
allative *kohinalën
*kohinalëk 		*kohinoilën
*kohinoilëk
essive *kohinana *kohinoina
translative *kohinaksi *kohinoiksi
instructive *kohinan *kohinoin
comitative *kohinanëk *kohinoinëk
abessive *kohinatta *kohinoitta

Descendants

From *kohina:

  • Estonian: kohin
  • Finnish: kohina
  • Võro: kohhin
  • Votic: kohinõ

From *kohinëh:

  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: kohineh
  • Livvi: kohineh
  • Ludian: kohineh

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kohista”, 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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