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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/laiva

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

By metathesis from earlier *lawja, in turn borrowed from Proto-Germanic *flawją. Baltic origin has been proposed as well (compare Latvian laiva, Lithuanian laĩvas), but these lack a convincing Indo-European etymology and have been rather considered loans from Finnic.

Noun

*laiva

  1. ship

Inflection
Inflection of *laiva
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *laiva *laivat
accusative *laivan *laivat
genitive *laivan *laivadën
*laivoidën
partitive *laivada *laivoida
inessive *laivassa
*laivahna		 *laivoissa
*laivoihna
elative *laivasta *laivoista
illative *laivahën *laivoihën
adessive *laivalla *laivoilla
ablative *laivalta *laivoilta
allative *laivalën
*laivalëk		 *laivoilën
*laivoilëk
essive *laivana *laivoina
translative *laivaksi *laivoiksi
instructive *laivan *laivoin
comitative *laivanëk *laivoinëk
abessive *laivatta *laivoitta

Descendants
  • Estonian: laev
  • Finnish: laiva
  • Ingrian: laiva
  • Karelian: laiva
  • Livonian: lǭja
  • Livvi: laivu
  • Veps: laiv
  • Võro: laiv
  • Votic: laivõ
  • → Northern Sami: láivi
  • → Proto-Baltic:

See also

References
  • “laev”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Koivulehto, Jorma (1970). "Suomen laiva-sanasta" ('On the Finnish word laiva'). Virittäjä 2/74, pp. 178–183.
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), 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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