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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vasama

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 the root *vaśa- (whence Proto-Samic *vuočētēk) +‎ *-ma. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

*vasama

  1. blunt-headed arrow

Inflection
Inflection of *vasama
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *vasama *vasamat
accusative *vasaman *vasamat
genitive *vasaman *vasamadën
*vasamoidën
partitive *vasamata *vasamoita
inessive *vasamassa
*vasamahna		 *vasamoissa
*vasamoihna
elative *vasamasta *vasamoista
illative *vasamasën *vasamoisën
adessive *vasamalla *vasamoilla
ablative *vasamalta *vasamoilta
allative *vasamalën
*vasamalëk		 *vasamoilën
*vasamoilëk
essive *vasamana *vasamoina
translative *vasamaksi *vasamoiksi
instructive *vasaman *vasamoin
comitative *vasamanëk *vasamoinëk
abessive *vasamatta *vasamoitta

Descendants
  • Finnish: vasama
  • Karelian: vasama

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