Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/onëh

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 *ona ~ *wona (“short”) +‎ *-ëh. Cognate with Proto-Samic *oanē.

Adjective

*onëh[1]

  1. thin, weak
  2. miserable

Inflection

Inflection of *onëh
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *onëh *onëhët
accusative *onëhën *onëhët
genitive *onëhën *onëhtën
*onëhidën
partitive *onëhta *onëhita
inessive *onëhëssa
*onëhëhna 		*onëhissa
*onëhihna
elative *onëhësta *onëhista
illative *onëhësën *onëhisën
adessive *onëhëlla *onëhilla
ablative *onëhëlta *onëhilta
allative *onëhëlën
*onëhëlëk 		*onëhilën
*onëhilëk
essive *onëhëna *onëhina
translative *onëhëksi *onëhiksi
instructive *onëhën *onëhin
comitative *onëhënëk *onëhinëk
abessive *onëhëtta *onëhitta

Descendants

  • Finnish: (dialectal) one, onhe
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: oneh
    • South Karelian: oneh
  • Livvi: oneh

From *onëda (+ *-ëda):

  • Finnish: (dialectal) onea

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*onëh”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)
  • Ante Aikio (2020) Uralic Etymological Dictionary (draft)‎[2]

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “one”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[3] (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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