Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kopra

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

Possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kopra.

Noun

*kopra[1]

  1. hollow of the hand

Inflection

Inflection of *kopra
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *kopra *koprat
accusative *kopran *koprat
genitive *kopran *kopradën
*koprëidën
partitive *koprada *koprëida
inessive *koprassa
*koprahna 		*koprëissa
*koprëihna
elative *koprasta *koprëista
illative *koprahën *koprëihën
adessive *kopralla *koprëilla
ablative *kopralta *koprëilta
allative *kopralën
*kopralëk 		*koprëilën
*koprëilëk
essive *koprana *koprëina
translative *kopraksi *koprëiksi
instructive *kopran *koprëin
comitative *kopranëk *koprëinëk
abessive *kopratta *koprëitta

Descendants

  • Finnish: koura
  • Karelian: kopra
  • Livvi: kobru
  • Veps: kobr
  • Votic: kobrõ
  • → Russian: кобра (kobra)

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*kopra”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)
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