Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kupu

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

Uncertain, possibly related to Northern Sami skohpalas (“blister”), or possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hūbǭ.

Noun

*kupu[1]

  1. crop, craw (part of birds' digestive tract)

Inflection

Inflection of *kupu
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *kupu *kubut
accusative *kubun *kubut
genitive *kubun *kupudën
*kupuidën
partitive *kupuda *kupuida
inessive *kubussa
*kubuhna 		*kubuissa
*kubuihna
elative *kubusta *kubuista
illative *kupuhën *kupuihën
adessive *kubulla *kubuilla
ablative *kubulta *kubuilta
allative *kupulën
*kupulëk 		*kupuilën
*kupuilëk
essive *kupuna *kupuina
translative *kubuksi *kubuiksi
instructive *kubun *kubuin
comitative *kupunëk *kupuinëk
abessive *kubutta *kubuitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: (dialectal) kubu
  • Finnish: kupu
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: kupu
    • South Karelian: kubu
  • Livvi: kubu
  • Ludian: kubu
  • Veps: kubu
  • Võro: kubo

References

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

Further reading

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