Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kurna

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-Finno-Ugric *kurńa. Cognate with dialectal Hungarian horny, horony

Noun

*kurna[1]

  1. groove
  2. trough, chute
  3. sieve

Inflection

Inflection of *kurna
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *kurna *kurnat
accusative *kurnan *kurnat
genitive *kurnan *kurnadën
*kurnëidën
partitive *kurnada *kurnëida
inessive *kurnassa
*kurnahna 		*kurnëissa
*kurnëihna
elative *kurnasta *kurnëista
illative *kurnahën *kurnëihën
adessive *kurnalla *kurnëilla
ablative *kurnalta *kurnëilta
allative *kurnalën
*kurnalëk 		*kurnëilën
*kurnëilëk
essive *kurnana *kurnëina
translative *kurnaksi *kurnëiksi
instructive *kurnan *kurnëin
comitative *kurnanëk *kurnëinëk
abessive *kurnatta *kurnëitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: kurn
  • Finnish: kuurna, (dialectal) kurna
  • Karelian: kuurna, kuura
  • Livonian: kūrna
  • Livvi: kuuru
  • Veps: kurn
  • Võro: kurn
  • ⇒ Votic: kurnõtõ

References

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

Further reading

  • “kurn”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Entry #419 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
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