Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vootna

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

Possibly borrowed from hypothetical Proto-Baltic *ōgnas (not attested in any Baltic language), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós. Alternatively, possibly derived from *vooci.

Noun

*vootna[1]

  1. lamb (young sheep)
    Synonym: *kargicca

Inflection

Inflection of *vootna
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *vootna *vootnat
accusative *vootnan *vootnat
genitive *vootnan *vootnadën
*vootnëidën
partitive *vootnada *vootnëida
inessive *vootnassa
*vootnahna 		*vootnëissa
*vootnëihna
elative *vootnasta *vootnëista
illative *vootnahën *vootnëihën
adessive *vootnalla *vootnëilla
ablative *vootnalta *vootnëilta
allative *vootnalën
*vootnalëk 		*vootnëilën
*vootnëilëk
essive *vootnana *vootnëina
translative *vootnaksi *vootnëiksi
instructive *vootnan *vootnëin
comitative *vootnanëk *vootnëinëk
abessive *vootnatta *vootnëitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: voon
  • Finnish: vuona
  • Ingrian: voonna, voona
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: ūoņõz
  • Livvi: vuonu
  • Ludian: vuon
  • Veps: vodnaz
  • Võro: vuun
  • Votic: võdnõ

References

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

Further reading

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