Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vahinko
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Unknown. Has sometimes been theorized to be a derivative of *vaja- in the form *vajinko, but this fails to explain the *h.
Noun
*vahinko
Inflection
Inflection of *vahinko
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *vahinko | *vahingot | |
| accusative | *vahingon | *vahingot | |
| genitive | *vahingon | *vahinkodën *vahinkoidën | |
| partitive | *vahinkota | *vahinkoita | |
| inessive | *vahingossa *vahingohna |
*vahingoissa *vahingoihna | |
| elative | *vahingosta | *vahingoista | |
| illative | *vahinkosën | *vahinkoisën | |
| adessive | *vahingolla | *vahingoilla | |
| ablative | *vahingolta | *vahingoilta | |
| allative | *vahinkolën *vahinkolëk |
*vahinkoilën *vahinkoilëk | |
| essive | *vahinkona | *vahinkoina | |
| translative | *vahingoksi | *vahingoiksi | |
| instructive | *vahingon | *vahingoin | |
| comitative | *vahinkonëk | *vahinkoinëk | |
| abessive | *vahingotta | *vahingoitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: vahing (dialectal)
- Finnish: vahinko
- → Inari Sami: vaahâg
- → Lule Sami: vahák
- → Northern Sami: vahát
- Ingrian: vahinko
- Karelian:
- North Karelian: vahinko
- South Karelian: vahingo
- Livvi: vahingo
- Ludian: vahing
- Votic: vahinko
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “vahinko”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][1] (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