Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/raavas
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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]Possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *þrawwaz (“full-grown”) (in which case doublet of *rahvas), or alternatively, according to Aikio (2019) borrowed from Northwest Proto-Germanic *grāwaz.[1]
Adjective
[edit]*raavas (Northern Finnic)
Inflection
[edit]Inflection of *raavas
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *raavas | *raavahët | |
| accusative | *raavahën | *raavahët | |
| genitive | *raavahën | *raavastën *raavahidën | |
| partitive | *raavasta | *raavahita | |
| inessive | *raavahëssa *raavahëhna |
*raavahissa *raavahihna | |
| elative | *raavahësta | *raavahista | |
| illative | *raavahësën | *raavahisën | |
| adessive | *raavahëlla | *raavahilla | |
| ablative | *raavahëlta | *raavahilta | |
| allative | *raavahëlën *raavahëlëk |
*raavahilën *raavahilëk | |
| essive | *raavassa | *raavahina | |
| translative | *raavahëksi | *raavahiksi | |
| instructive | *raavahën | *raavahin | |
| comitative | *raavassëk | *raavahinëk | |
| abessive | *raavahëtta | *raavahitta | |
Descendants
[edit]- Finnish: raavas
- Ingrian: raavas
- Karelian:
- Livvi: ruavas
- Ludian: ruavaz
- Veps: ravaz (“old”)
- → Northern Sami: rávis
- → Inari Sami: räävis
- → Skolt Sami: rää´ves
References
[edit]- 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