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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/liina

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-Germanic *līną

Noun

*liina

  1. (Northern Finnic) flax
    Synonym: *pëllavas
  2. (Northern Finnic) hemp

Inflection
Inflection of *liina
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *liina *liinat
accusative *liinan *liinat
genitive *liinan *liinadën
*liinoidën
partitive *liinada *liinoida
inessive *liinassa
*liinahna		 *liinoissa
*liinoihna
elative *liinasta *liinoista
illative *liinahën *liinoihën
adessive *liinalla *liinoilla
ablative *liinalta *liinoilta
allative *liinalën
*liinalëk		 *liinoilën
*liinoilëk
essive *liinana *liinoina
translative *liinaksi *liinoiksi
instructive *liinan *liinoin
comitative *liinanëk *liinoinëk
abessive *liinatta *liinoitta

Descendants
  • Finnish: liina
  • Ingrian: liina
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: liinu
  • Ludian: liin
  • Veps: lin

Further reading
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “liina”, 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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