Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/okci

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 *oktë, akin to Erzya овто (ovto), Moksha офта (ofta).

Noun

*okci

1. bear

   Synonyms: *karhu, *kontija

Inflection

Inflection of *okci

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*okci	*oktët
accusative		*oktën	*oktët
genitive		*oktën	*oktën *okcidën
partitive		*okta	*okcida
inessive		*oktëssa *oktëhna	*okcissa *okcihna
elative		*oktësta	*okcista
illative		*oktëhën	*okcihën
adessive		*oktëlla	*okcilla
ablative		*oktëlta	*okcilta
allative		*oktëlën *oktëlëk	*okcilën *okcilëk
essive		*oktëna	*okcina
translative		*oktëksi	*okciksi
instructive		*oktën	*okcin
comitative		*oktënëk	*okcinëk
abessive		*oktëtta	*okcitta

Descendants

From *okci:

• Finnish: (only in placenames) oksi
• Livonian:
  • Courland Livonian: okš
  • Vidzeme Livonian: oks
• Võro: (obsolete) ots'

From *oktëi:

• Estonian: ott (from a South Estonian dialect)

From *oktoi:

• Finnish: ohto, otso
  • → Karelian: (North Karelian) ohto

References

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[2] (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
• Aikio, Ante. Uralic Etymological Dictionary (draft, 2020).