Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/varna

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

Unknown

Noun

*varna[1]

  1. wooden peg

Inflection

Inflection of *varna
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *varna *varnat
accusative *varnan *varnat
genitive *varnan *varnadën
*varnoidën
partitive *varnada *varnoida
inessive *varnassa
*varnahna 		*varnoissa
*varnoihna
elative *varnasta *varnoista
illative *varnahën *varnoihën
adessive *varnalla *varnoilla
ablative *varnalta *varnoilta
allative *varnalën
*varnalëk 		*varnoilën
*varnoilëk
essive *varnana *varnoina
translative *varnaksi *varnoiksi
instructive *varnan *varnoin
comitative *varnanëk *varnoinëk
abessive *varnatta *varnoitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: varn
  • Finnish: vaarna
  • Karelian: voarna
  • Livvi: vuarnu
  • Ludian: vuarn
  • Veps: varn
  • Võro: varn
  • Votic: varnõ

References

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

Further reading

  • “varn”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
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