Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/jousi
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Uralic *joŋse.[1] Cognates include Proto-Samic *juoksë.
Noun
[edit]*jousi[2]
- bow (weapon)
Inflection
[edit]Inflection of *jousi
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *jousi | *jousët | |
| accusative | *jousën | *jousët | |
| genitive | *jousën | *joustën *jousidën | |
| partitive | *jousta | *jousida | |
| inessive | *jousëssa *jousëhna |
*jousissa *jousihna | |
| elative | *jousësta | *jousista | |
| illative | *jousëhën | *jousihën | |
| adessive | *jousëlla | *jousilla | |
| ablative | *jousëlta | *jousilta | |
| allative | *jousëlën *jousëlëk |
*jousilën *jousilëk | |
| essive | *joussa | *jousina | |
| translative | *jousëksi | *jousiksi | |
| instructive | *jousën | *jousin | |
| comitative | *joussëk | *jousinëk | |
| abessive | *jousëtta | *jousitta | |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Santeri Junttila, Petri Kallio, Sampsa Holopainen, Juha Kuokkala, Juho Pystynen, editors (2020–), “jousi”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 4 August 2025
- ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*jousi”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary][2] (in Finnish)
- Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][3] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN