Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tup'as

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

According to Pystynen (2024), from Proto-Finno-Permic *tuppas, borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stúHpas (whence Sanskrit स्तूप (stūpa)).[1] Alternatively, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *þūbaz (whence Icelandic þúfa).

Noun

*tup'as

  1. tussock, mound
  2. tuft

Inflection

Inflection of *tup'as
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *tup'as *tuppahët
accusative *tuppahën *tuppahët
genitive *tuppahën *tup'astën
*tuppahidën
partitive *tup'asta *tuppahita
inessive *tuppahëssa
*tuppahëhna 		*tuppahissa
*tuppahihna
elative *tuppahësta *tuppahista
illative *tuppahësën *tuppahisën
adessive *tuppahëlla *tuppahilla
ablative *tuppahëlta *tuppahilta
allative *tuppahëlën
*tuppahëlëk 		*tuppahilën
*tuppahilëk
essive *tup'assa *tuppahina
translative *tuppahëksi *tuppahiksi
instructive *tuppahën *tuppahin
comitative *tup'assëk *tuppahinëk
abessive *tuppahëtta *tuppahitta

Descendants

From *tup'as:

  • Finnish: tupas
  • Veps: tupaz
  • →? Proto-Germanic: *tuppaz (see there for further descendants)

From *tubas:

  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: tuvaš
  • Livvi: tuvas
  • Ludian: tubaz

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[2] (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

References

  1. ^ Pystynen, Juho: Uralic *tuppas – bridging Indic and Germanic E litoribus Balticis etymologiae. 61–78.Uralica Helsingiensia 15. Helsinki 2024 [1]
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