Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hiki
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain. Probably from earlier *šiki and related to Proto-Samic *sëkëtēk (“to pant”). Alternatively, possibly a substrate loan from the pre-Finnic languages of the Baltic
Noun
[edit]*hiki[1]
Inflection
[edit]Inflection of *hiki
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *hiki | *higet | |
| accusative | *higen | *higet | |
| genitive | *higen | *hikeden *hikiden | |
| partitive | *hikedä | *hikidä | |
| inessive | *higessä *higehnä |
*higissä *higihnä | |
| elative | *higestä | *higistä | |
| illative | *hikehen | *hikihen | |
| adessive | *higellä | *higillä | |
| ablative | *higeltä | *higiltä | |
| allative | *hikelen *hikelek |
*hikilen *hikilek | |
| essive | *hikenä | *hikinä | |
| translative | *higeksi | *higiksi | |
| instructive | *higen | *higin | |
| comitative | *hikenek | *hikinek | |
| abessive | *higettä | *higittä | |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Estonian: higi
- Finnish: hiki
- Ingrian: hiki
- → Votic: hiki
- Karelian:
- Livonian: i’g
- Livvi: higi
- Ludian: higi
- Veps: higo (reformed as o-stem)
- Võro: higi
- Votic: (Mati) itši