Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rahvas
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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]Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *þrawwaz (“full-grown”). Doublet of *raavas.
Noun
[edit]*rahvas[1]
Inflection
[edit]Inflection of *rahvas
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *rahvas | *rahvahët | |
| accusative | *rahvahën | *rahvahët | |
| genitive | *rahvahën | *rahvastën *rahvahidën | |
| partitive | *rahvasta | *rahvahita | |
| inessive | *rahvahëssa *rahvahëhna |
*rahvahissa *rahvahihna | |
| elative | *rahvahësta | *rahvahista | |
| illative | *rahvahësën | *rahvahisën | |
| adessive | *rahvahëlla | *rahvahilla | |
| ablative | *rahvahëlta | *rahvahilta | |
| allative | *rahvahëlën *rahvahëlëk |
*rahvahilën *rahvahilëk | |
| essive | *rahvassa | *rahvahina | |
| translative | *rahvahëksi | *rahvahiksi | |
| instructive | *rahvahën | *rahvahin | |
| comitative | *rahvassëk | *rahvahinëk | |
| abessive | *rahvahëtta | *rahvahitta | |
Descendants
[edit]- Estonian: rahvas
- Finnish: rahvas
- Ingrian: rahvas
- Karelian: rahvas
- Livonian: ro'už
- Livvi: rahvas
- Ludian: rahvaz
- Veps: rahvaz
- Võro: rahvas
- Votic: rahvõz
- → Latvian: ravasts
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