Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/se

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 Proto-Uralic *śe.

Pronoun

*se

1. it (medial?)

Determiner

*se

1. that (medial?)

Inflection

Plural: *nek

This determiner needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Estonian: see
• Finnish: se, (dialectal) see
• Ingrian: se, (dialectal) see, sen
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: še
  • South Karelian: še, se
• Livonian: se
• Livvi: se
• Ludian: se
• Veps: se
• Võro: seo
• Votic: se

Further reading

• “see”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “se”, 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
• Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*se(i)”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎^[2] (in Finnish)