Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/porëk

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

Possibly from *poristak +‎ *-ëk, or a separate derivation from the same onomatopoeic root.

Noun

*porëk

1. crack, crevice
2. area of molten water near the edge of ice in a melting lake
3. bubble

Inflection

Inflection of *porëk

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*porëk	*porëgët
accusative		*porëgën	*porëgët
genitive		*porëgën	*porëgëdën *porëgidën
partitive		*porëgëta	*porëgita
inessive		*porëgëssa *porëgëhna	*porëgissa *porëgihna
elative		*porëgësta	*porëgista
illative		*porëgësën	*porëgisën
adessive		*porëgëlla	*porëgilla
ablative		*porëgëlta	*porëgilta
allative		*porëgëlën *porëgëlëk	*porëgilën *porëgilëk
essive		*porëgëna	*porëgina
translative		*porëgëksi	*porëgiksi
instructive		*porëgën	*porëgin
comitative		*porëgënëk	*porëginëk
abessive		*porëgëtta	*porëgitta

Descendants

• Estonian: (dialectal) põre
• Finnish: pore
• Ingrian: ⇒ porahella
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: pore
  • South Karelian: pore
• Livvi: pore
• Ludian: pore

Further reading

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “pore”, 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