Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ken

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 Proto-Uralic *ke. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. *-n?

Pronoun

*ken

1. who (interrogative)

Inflection

This pronoun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• ⇒ Estonian: kes (from *ken se)
• Finnish: ken (nominative singular form dated or poetic)
• Ingrian: ken
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: ken
  • South Karelian: ken
• Livvi: ken
• Veps: ken
• Võro: kiä
• Votic: tšen

Further reading

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