Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/koira

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 *kojera (“male animal”). The meaning "dog" appears also in Komi кыр (kyr, “male dog”).

Noun

*koira[1]

  1. (male) dog

Inflection

Inflection of *koira
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *koira *koirat
accusative *koiran *koirat
genitive *koiran *koiradën
*koirëidën
partitive *koirada *koirëida
inessive *koirassa
*koirahna 		*koirëissa
*koirëihna
elative *koirasta *koirëista
illative *koirahën *koirëihën
adessive *koiralla *koirëilla
ablative *koiralta *koirëilta
allative *koiralën
*koiralëk 		*koirëilën
*koirëilëk
essive *koirana *koirëina
translative *koiraksi *koirëiksi
instructive *koiran *koirëin
comitative *koiranëk *koirëinëk
abessive *koiratta *koirëitta

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: koer
  • Finnish: koira
  • Ingrian: koira
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: koiru
  • Veps: koir
  • Võro: koir
  • Votic: koirõ

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*koira”, 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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