Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/polvi

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-Uralic *polwe, related to Proto-Samic *puolvë.

Noun

*polvi[1]

  1. knee

Inflection

Inflection of *polvi
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *polvi *polvët
accusative *polvën *polvët
genitive *polvën *polvëdën
*polvidën
partitive *polvëda *polvida
inessive *polvëssa
*polvëhna 		*polvissa
*polvihna
elative *polvësta *polvista
illative *polvëhën *polvihën
adessive *polvëlla *polvilla
ablative *polvëlta *polvilta
allative *polvëlën
*polvëlëk 		*polvilën
*polvilëk
essive *polvëna *polvina
translative *polvëksi *polviksi
instructive *polvën *polvin
comitative *polvënëk *polvinëk
abessive *polvëtta *polvitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: põlv
  • Finnish: polvi
  • Ingrian: polvi
  • Karelian: polvi
  • Livonian: polu (Vidzeme)
  • Ludian: pol'v
  • Veps: pol'v
  • Võro: põlv'
  • Votic: põlvi

References

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