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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/toohus

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 *toohi +‎ *-us. Related to Proto-Samic [Term?] (whence Inari Sami tuosâs (“torch”)) and *tuosëtēk.

Noun

*toohus

  1. torch used while fishing at night

Inflection
Inflection of *toohus
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *toohus *toohuksët
accusative *toohuksën *toohuksët
genitive *toohuksën *toohustën
*toohuksidën
partitive *toohusta *toohuksita
inessive *toohuksëssa
*toohuksëhna		 *toohuksissa
*toohuksihna
elative *toohuksësta *toohuksista
illative *toohuksësën *toohuksisën
adessive *toohuksëlla *toohuksilla
ablative *toohuksëlta *toohuksilta
allative *toohuksëlën
*toohuksëlëk		 *toohuksilën
*toohuksilëk
essive *toohussa *toohuksina
translative *toohuksëksi *toohuksiksi
instructive *toohuksën *toohuksin
comitative *toohussëk *toohuksinëk
abessive *toohuksëtta *toohuksitta

Descendants
  • Finnish: tuohus
  • Ingrian: toohus
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: tuohuš
    • South Karelian: tuohuš
  • Livonian: ⇒ tūskõl
  • Livvi: tuohus
  • Ludian: tuohuz
  • Veps: tohuz
  • Votic: tohuz, toohuz

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