Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tulva
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
According to Aikio, from Proto-Finno-Permic *tulwa (“spring, flood”) (whence Proto-Permic *tulis).[1]
Noun
*tulva[2]
Inflection
Inflection of *tulva
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *tulva | *tulvat | |
| accusative | *tulvan | *tulvat | |
| genitive | *tulvan | *tulvadën *tulvëidën | |
| partitive | *tulvada | *tulvëida | |
| inessive | *tulvassa *tulvahna |
*tulvëissa *tulvëihna | |
| elative | *tulvasta | *tulvëista | |
| illative | *tulvahën | *tulvëihën | |
| adessive | *tulvalla | *tulvëilla | |
| ablative | *tulvalta | *tulvëilta | |
| allative | *tulvalën *tulvalëk |
*tulvëilën *tulvëilëk | |
| essive | *tulvana | *tulvëina | |
| translative | *tulvaksi | *tulvëiksi | |
| instructive | *tulvan | *tulvëin | |
| comitative | *tulvanëk | *tulvëinëk | |
| abessive | *tulvatta | *tulvëitta | |
Descendants
- Finnish: tulva
- → Estonian: tulv
- Karelian:
- North Karelian: tulva
- → Proto-Samic: *tulvē (see there for further descendants)
References
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “tulva”, 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