Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kaktëksa

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

Proto-Finnic cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : *kaktëksa     Ordinal : *kaktëksanci

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Permic *kakteksa (cognate with Erzya кавксо (kavkso), Moksha кафкса (kafksa)), in some way from *kakci (“two”) (see the Proto-Finno-Permic entry for more). Compare *ükteksä (“nine”).

Numeral

*kaktëksa

1. eight

Inflection

Inflection of *kaktëksa

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*kaktëksa	*kaktëksat
accusative		*kaktëksan	*kaktëksat
genitive		*kaktëksan	*kaktëksadën *kaktëksoidën
partitive		*kaktëksata	*kaktëksoita
inessive		*kaktëksassa *kaktëksahna	*kaktëksoissa *kaktëksoihna
elative		*kaktëksasta	*kaktëksoista
illative		*kaktëksasën	*kaktëksoisën
adessive		*kaktëksalla	*kaktëksoilla
ablative		*kaktëksalta	*kaktëksoilta
allative		*kaktëksalën *kaktëksalëk	*kaktëksoilën *kaktëksoilëk
essive		*kaktëksana	*kaktëksoina
translative		*kaktëksaksi	*kaktëksoiksi
instructive		*kaktëksan	*kaktëksoin
comitative		*kaktëksanëk	*kaktëksoinëk
abessive		*kaktëksatta	*kaktëksoitta

Descendants

• Estonian: kaheksa
• Finnish: kahdeksan, kaheksan; kahreksan, kahleksan
  • Kven: kahđeksen, kaheksan
• Ingrian: kaheksan
• Karelian: kaheksan
• Livonian:
  • Courland Livonian: kǭ’dõks
  • Vidzeme Livonian: kādiks
• Livvi: kaheksa
• Veps: kahesa
• Võro: katõssa, katõsa
• Votic: kahõsa
• →? Proto-Samic: *kākcē