Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/noita

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 *nojta. Cognate with Proto-Samic *noajtē.

Noun

*noita[1]

  1. witch

Inflection

Inflection of *noita
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *noita *noidat
accusative *noidan *noidat
genitive *noidan *noitadën
*noitëidën
partitive *noitada *noitëida
inessive *noidassa
*noidahna 		*noidëissa
*noidëihna
elative *noidasta *noidëista
illative *noitahën *noitëihën
adessive *noidalla *noidëilla
ablative *noidalta *noidëilta
allative *noitalën
*noitalëk 		*noitëilën
*noitëilëk
essive *noitana *noitëina
translative *noidaksi *noidëiksi
instructive *noidan *noidëin
comitative *noitanëk *noitëinëk
abessive *noidatta *noidëitta

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: nõid
  • Finnish: noita
  • Ingrian: noita
  • Karelian:
  • Ludian: noid
  • Veps: noid
  • Võro: nõid
  • Votic: nõitõ

References

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

References

  • “nõid”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • 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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