Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/polvi
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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]From Proto-Uralic *polwe, related to Proto-Samic *puolvë.
Noun
[edit]*polvi[1]
Inflection
[edit]Inflection of *polvi
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *polvi | *polvët | |
| accusative | *polvën | *polvët | |
| genitive | *polvën | *polvëdën *polvidën | |
| partitive | *polvëda | *polvida | |
| inessive | *polvëssa *polvëhna |
*polvissa *polvihna | |
| elative | *polvësta | *polvista | |
| illative | *polvëhën | *polvihën | |
| adessive | *polvëlla | *polvilla | |
| ablative | *polvëlta | *polvilta | |
| allative | *polvëlën *polvëlëk |
*polvilën *polvilëk | |
| essive | *polvëna | *polvina | |
| translative | *polvëksi | *polviksi | |
| instructive | *polvën | *polvin | |
| comitative | *polvënëk | *polvinëk | |
| abessive | *polvëtta | *polvitta | |
Descendants
[edit]- Estonian: põlv
- Finnish: polvi
- Ingrian: polvi
- Karelian: polvi
- Livonian: polu (Vidzeme)
- Ludian: pol'v
- Veps: pol'v
- Võro: põlv'
- Votic: põlvi