Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/marhaminta

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

A compound of unattested *marha (borrowed from Proto-Germanic *marhaz) + unattested *minta (borrowed from Proto-Germanic *minþlą (“bridle”), whence Old High German mindil, Old Norse mél).

Noun

*marhaminta (Northern Finnic)

1. halter
2. leadline, lead rope (for a horse)

Inflection

Inflection of *marhaminta

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*marhaminta	*marhamindat
accusative		*marhamindan	*marhamindat
genitive		*marhamindan	*marhamintadën *marhamintoidën
partitive		*marhamintada	*marhamintoida
inessive		*marhamindassa *marhamindahna	*marhamindoissa *marhamindoihna
elative		*marhamindasta	*marhamindoista
illative		*marhamintahën	*marhamintoihën
adessive		*marhamindalla	*marhamindoilla
ablative		*marhamindalta	*marhamindoilta
allative		*marhamintalën *marhamintalëk	*marhamintoilën *marhamintoilëk
essive		*marhamintana	*marhamintoina
translative		*marhamindaksi	*marhamindoiksi
instructive		*marhamindan	*marhamindoin
comitative		*marhamintanëk	*marhamintoinëk
abessive		*marhamindatta	*marhamindoitta

Descendants

• Finnish: marhaminta, (dialectal) marhain
• Ingrian: ⇒ marhamet
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: marhaminta
  • South Karelian: marhaminda
• Veps: ⇒ varhind

Further reading

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “marhaminta”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN