Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ciivo

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

From earlier *tijwo, from the same root as *ciivot'ak.

Adjective

*ciivo

1. clean, tidy

Noun

*ciivo

1. cleanliness, tidiness
2. order

Inflection

Inflection of *ciivo

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*ciivo	*ciivot
accusative		*ciivon	*ciivot
genitive		*ciivon	*ciivodën *ciivoidën
partitive		*ciivoda	*ciivoida
inessive		*ciivossa *ciivohna	*ciivoissa *ciivoihna
elative		*ciivosta	*ciivoista
illative		*ciivohën	*ciivoihën
adessive		*ciivolla	*ciivoilla
ablative		*ciivolta	*ciivoilta
allative		*ciivolën *ciivolëk	*ciivoilën *ciivoilëk
essive		*ciivona	*ciivoina
translative		*ciivoksi	*ciivoiksi
instructive		*ciivon	*ciivoin
comitative		*ciivonëk	*ciivoinëk
abessive		*ciivotta	*ciivoitta

Related terms

• *ciivot'ak

Descendants

• ⇒ Estonian: siivas
• Finnish: siivo
  • → Inari Sami: sijvuu
  • → Lule Sami: sijvvo
  • → Northern Sami: siivu
  • → Skolt Sami: sijvv
• Ingrian: siivo
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: šiivo
  • South Karelian: šiivo
• Votic: siivo

Further reading

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