Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nükü
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From Proto-Finno-Permic *nüke-w. Related to Proto-Mordvinic *ńej (“now”) and Komi-Zyrian нин (ńin, “already”).
Adjective
*nükü[1]
Inflection
Inflection of *nükü
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *nükü | *nügüt | |
| accusative | *nügün | *nügüt | |
| genitive | *nügün | *nüküden *nüküiden | |
| partitive | *nüküdä | *nüküidä | |
| inessive | *nügüssä *nügühnä |
*nügüissä *nügüihnä | |
| elative | *nügüstä | *nügüistä | |
| illative | *nükühen | *nüküihen | |
| adessive | *nügüllä | *nügüillä | |
| ablative | *nügültä | *nügüiltä | |
| allative | *nükülen *nükülek |
*nüküilen *nüküilek | |
| essive | *nükünä | *nüküinä | |
| translative | *nügüksi | *nügüiksi | |
| instructive | *nügün | *nügüin | |
| comitative | *nükünek | *nüküinek | |
| abessive | *nügüttä | *nügüittä | |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Finnish: nyky-
- Ingrian: nyky-
- Karelian:
- North Karelian: ⇒ nykyjäh
- South Karelian: nyky, ⇒ nygöi, nygyönä, nykyjäh
- ⇒ Ludian: nügöi
- ⇒ Votic: nütšün
References
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “nyky-”, 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