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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ahku

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 earlier *ašku, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *askǭ.

Noun

*ahku

  1. ash (residue after burning)
    Synonym: *tuhka
  2. charcoal
    Synonyms: *hiili, *süci

Inflection
Inflection of *ahku
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *ahku *ahkut
accusative *ahkun *ahkut
genitive *ahkun *ahkudën
*ahkuidën
partitive *ahkuda *ahkuida
inessive *ahkussa
*ahkuhna		 *ahkuissa
*ahkuihna
elative *ahkusta *ahkuista
illative *ahkuhën *ahkuihën
adessive *ahkulla *ahkuilla
ablative *ahkulta *ahkuilta
allative *ahkulën
*ahkulëk		 *ahkuilën
*ahkuilëk
essive *ahkuna *ahkuina
translative *ahkuksi *ahkuiksi
instructive *ahkun *ahkuin
comitative *ahkunëk *ahkuinëk
abessive *ahkutta *ahkuitta

Descendants
  • >? Estonian: (dialectal) ahk ("down (soft feather)")
  • Finnish: (dialectal, rare) ahku, aahku
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: ahku
    • South Karelian: ahku
  • Veps: ahkud

Further reading
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “ahku”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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