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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/papu

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-Slavic *bobъ in an early form, or from Proto-Balto-Slavic [Term?] directly.

Noun

*papu

  1. (Northern Finnic) bean

Inflection
Inflection of *papu
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *papu *pabut
accusative *pabun *pabut
genitive *pabun *papudën
*papuidën
partitive *papuda *papuida
inessive *pabussa
*pabuhna		 *pabuissa
*pabuihna
elative *pabusta *pabuista
illative *papuhën *papuihën
adessive *pabulla *pabuilla
ablative *pabulta *pabuilta
allative *papulën
*papulëk		 *papuilën
*papuilëk
essive *papuna *papuina
translative *pabuksi *pabuiksi
instructive *pabun *pabuin
comitative *papunëk *papuinëk
abessive *pabutta *pabuitta

Synonyms
  • *upa (Central Finnic)

Descendants
  • Finnish: papu
  • Ingrian: papu
  • Karelian: papu, pabu
  • Livvi: pabu
  • Veps: babu (with initial b- reintroduced from Russian)

References
  • 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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