Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/oja

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

Unknown.[1] Sometimes proposed to come from Proto-Uralic *woja, but this relies entirely on proposals that a related word would be found in toponyms of Udmurt origin. An alternative theory suggests derivation from the same root as *voo (“flow”) (*(v)oo- +‎ *-ja, i.e. "flow-er, that which flows"), but this is phonologically and semantically dubious.

Noun

*oja[2]

  1. ditch
  2. brook, stream

Inflection

Inflection of *oja
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *oja *ojat
accusative *ojan *ojat
genitive *ojan *ojadën
*ojëidën
partitive *ojada *ojëida
inessive *ojassa
*ojahna 		*ojëissa
*ojëihna
elative *ojasta *ojëista
illative *ojahën *ojëihën
adessive *ojalla *ojëilla
ablative *ojalta *ojëilta
allative *ojalën
*ojalëk 		*ojëilën
*ojëilëk
essive *ojana *ojëina
translative *ojaksi *ojëiksi
instructive *ojan *ojëin
comitative *ojanëk *ojëinëk
abessive *ojatta *ojëitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: oja
  • Finnish: oja
  • Ingrian: oja
  • Karelian: oja
  • Livonian: vȯja
  • Veps: oja
  • Võro: oja, uja
  • Votic: õja

References

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “oja”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 29 November 2022
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*oja”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)
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