Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tarna

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

Borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tŕ̥nam, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós. Proto-Permic *turn (Komi-Zyrian турун (turun), Udmurt турын (turyn)) has the same origin.

Noun

*tarna

1. sedge (plant of the genus Carex)

   Synonym: *sara

2. any tall grass growing in marshland

Inflection

Inflection of *tarna

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*tarna	*tarnat
accusative		*tarnan	*tarnat
genitive		*tarnan	*tarnadën *tarnoidën
partitive		*tarnada	*tarnoida
inessive		*tarnassa *tarnahna	*tarnoissa *tarnoihna
elative		*tarnasta	*tarnoista
illative		*tarnahën	*tarnoihën
adessive		*tarnalla	*tarnoilla
ablative		*tarnalta	*tarnoilta
allative		*tarnalën *tarnalëk	*tarnoilën *tarnoilëk
essive		*tarnana	*tarnoina
translative		*tarnaksi	*tarnoiksi
instructive		*tarnan	*tarnoin
comitative		*tarnanëk	*tarnoinëk
abessive		*tarnatta	*tarnoitta

Descendants

• Estonian: tarn
• Finnish: taarna, (rare) tarna
• Võro: tarn

References

• “tarn”, 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), 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
• Joki, Aulis J. (1973) Uralier und Indogermanen [Uralians and Indo-Europeans] (Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Toimituksia; 151) (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, →ISBN