Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/paikka

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

Probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *spaikǭ, whence Gutnish spaik (“a mark carved in a tree”). LÄGLOS, however, considers this uncertain due to the semantic gap.^[1]

Noun

*paikka^[2]

place, location
patch (for garment)

Inflection

Inflection of *paikka

	singular	plural
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
nominative	*paikka	*paik'at
accusative	*paik'an	*paik'at
genitive	*paik'an	paikkadën paikkoidën
partitive	*paikkada	*paikkoida
inessive	paik'assa paik'ahna	paik'oissa paik'oihna
elative	*paik'asta	*paik'oista
illative	*paikkahën	*paikkoihën
adessive	*paik'alla	*paik'oilla
ablative	*paik'alta	*paik'oilta
allative	paikkalën paikkalëk	paikkoilën paikkoilëk
essive	*paikkana	*paikkoina
translative	*paik'aksi	*paik'oiksi
instructive	*paik'an	*paik'oin
comitative	*paikkanëk	*paikkoinëk
abessive	*paik'atta	*paik'oitta

Derived terms

*paik'at'ak

Descendants

Estonian: paik
Finnish: paikka
Ingrian: paikka
Karelian:
- North Karelian: paikka
- South Karelian: paikka
Livonian: pāika
Livvi: paikku
Ludian: paik
Veps: paik
Võro: paik
Votic: paikkõ
→ Proto-Samic: *pājkkē (see there for further descendants)

References

^ Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.
^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*paikka”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎^[1] (in Finnish)