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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/soma

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 *sōmaz, *sōmiz.[1]

Adjective

*soma (Northern Finnic)

  1. suitable
  2. pleasant
  3. pretty, cute

Inflection
Inflection of *soma
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *soma *somat
accusative *soman *somat
genitive *soman *somadën
*somëidën
partitive *somada *somëida
inessive *somassa
*somahna		 *somëissa
*somëihna
elative *somasta *somëista
illative *somahën *somëihën
adessive *somalla *somëilla
ablative *somalta *somëilta
allative *somalën
*somalëk		 *somëilën
*somëilëk
essive *somana *somëina
translative *somaksi *somëiksi
instructive *soman *somëin
comitative *somanëk *somëinëk
abessive *somatta *somëitta

Descendants
  • Finnish: soma
    • → Northern Sami: somá
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: čoma
  • Ludian: čoma
  • Veps: čoma
  • →? Proto-Samic:
    • Northern Sami: suopmat

References
  1. Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.

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