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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/puu

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 Proto-Uralic *puwe.

Noun

*puu[1]

  1. tree
  2. wood (material)

Inflection
Inflection of *puu
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *puu *puut
accusative *puun *puut
genitive *puun *puudën
*puidën
partitive *puuta *puita
inessive *puussa
*puuhna		 *puissa
*puihna
elative *puusta *puista
illative *puusën *puisën
adessive *puulla *puilla
ablative *puulta *puilta
allative *puulën
*puulëk		 *puilën
*puilëk
essive *puuna *puina
translative *puuksi *puiksi
instructive *puun *puin
comitative *puunëk *puinëk
abessive *puutta *puitta

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Estonian: puu
  • Finnish: puu
  • Ingrian: puu
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: puu
    • South Karelian: puu
  • Livonian: pū
  • Livvi: puu
  • Ludian: puu
  • Veps: pu
  • Võro: puu
  • Votic: puu

References
  1. Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*puu”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto‎ (in Finnish)
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