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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ranta

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 either from Proto-Germanic *strandō, or from Proto-Baltic *kranta (whence Lithuanian krantas).

Noun

*ranta[1]

  1. shore, strand, coast

Inflection
Inflection of *ranta
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *ranta *randat
accusative *randan *randat
genitive *randan *rantadën
*rantoidën
partitive *rantada *rantoida
inessive *randassa
*randahna		 *randoissa
*randoihna
elative *randasta *randoista
illative *rantahën *rantoihën
adessive *randalla *randoilla
ablative *randalta *randoilta
allative *rantalën
*rantalëk		 *rantoilën
*rantoilëk
essive *rantana *rantoina
translative *randaksi *randoiksi
instructive *randan *randoin
comitative *rantanëk *rantoinëk
abessive *randatta *randoitta

Derived terms
  • *rantalainën

Descendants
  • Estonian: rand
  • Finnish: ranta
  • Ingrian: ranta
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: rānda
  • Livvi: randu
  • Ludian: rand
  • Veps: rand
  • Võro: rand
  • Votic: rantõ
  • → Proto-Samic: *rintō (see there for further descendants)

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

Further reading
  • “rand”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
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