Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/punainën

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 *puna +‎ *-inën.

Adjective

*punainën

1. red

Inflection

Inflection of *punainën

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*punainën	*punaicët
accusative		*punaicën	*punaicët
genitive		*punaicën	*punaictën *punaicidën
partitive		*punaicta	*punaicita
inessive		*punaicëssa *punaicëhna	*punaicissa *punaicihna
elative		*punaicësta	*punaicista
illative		*punaicësën	*punaicisën
adessive		*punaicëlla	*punaicilla
ablative		*punaicëlta	*punaicilta
allative		*punaicëlën *punaicëlëk	*punaicilën *punaicilëk
essive		*punainna	*punaicina
translative		*punaicëksi	*punaiciksi
instructive		*punaicën	*punaicin
comitative		*punainnëk	*punaicinëk
abessive		*punaicëtta	*punaicitta

Descendants

• Estonian: punane
• Finnish: punainen
• Ingrian: punain, (Soikkola) punnain
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: punani
  • South Karelian: punane
• Livonian:
  • Courland Livonian: pu’nni
  • Vidzeme Livonian: punni
• Votic: (Kattila) punanõ