Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kana

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 early Proto-Germanic *hanā (later *hanô), with *h (probably a velar fricative in Proto-Germanic) adapted as a *k as usual for older loans from Germanic.

Noun

*kana

1. fowl, hen

Inflection

Inflection of *kana

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*kana	*kanat
accusative		*kanan	*kanat
genitive		*kanan	*kanadën *kanoidën
partitive		*kanada	*kanoida
inessive		*kanassa *kanahna	*kanoissa *kanoihna
elative		*kanasta	*kanoista
illative		*kanahën	*kanoihën
adessive		*kanalla	*kanoilla
ablative		*kanalta	*kanoilta
allative		*kanalën *kanalëk	*kanoilën *kanoilëk
essive		*kanana	*kanoina
translative		*kanaksi	*kanoiksi
instructive		*kanan	*kanoin
comitative		*kananëk	*kanoinëk
abessive		*kanatta	*kanoitta

Descendants

• Estonian: kana
• Finnish: kana
• Ingrian: kana
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: kana
  • South Karelian: kana
• Livonian: kanā
• Livvi: kana
• Ludian: kana
• Veps: kana
• Võro: kana
• Votic: kana
• → Inari Sami: kääni
• → Skolt Sami: kääʹnn
• →? Kildin Sami: ка̄ннҍ (kānn’)

See also

• *kukkoi

References

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
• “kana”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012