Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vahtëra
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From Proto-Finno-Permic *wakštɜra, possibly a substrate word (from the Pre-West Uralic agricultural substrate). Akin to Erzya укштор (ukštor), Moksha уштор (uštor), and Eastern Mari ваштар (vaštar).
Noun
*vahtëra[1]
- maple (tree)
Inflection
Inflection of *vahtëra
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *vahtëra | *vahtërat | |
| accusative | *vahtëran | *vahtërat | |
| genitive | *vahtëran | *vahtëradën *vahtëroidën | |
| partitive | *vahtërata | *vahtëroita | |
| inessive | *vahtërassa *vahtërahna |
*vahtëroissa *vahtëroihna | |
| elative | *vahtërasta | *vahtëroista | |
| illative | *vahtërasën | *vahtëroisën | |
| adessive | *vahtëralla | *vahtëroilla | |
| ablative | *vahtëralta | *vahtëroilta | |
| allative | *vahtëralën *vahtëralëk |
*vahtëroilën *vahtëroilëk | |
| essive | *vahtërana | *vahtëroina | |
| translative | *vahtëraksi | *vahtëroiksi | |
| instructive | *vahtëran | *vahtëroin | |
| comitative | *vahtëranëk | *vahtëroinëk | |
| abessive | *vahtëratta | *vahtëroitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: vaher
- Finnish: vaahtera
- Ingrian: vaaheria, vaaher
- Karelian: voahteri
- Livonian: vō’ḑõr
- Veps: vahtaŕ
- Votic: vaahtõrõ