Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nek

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 Proto-Uralic *ne.

Pronoun

*nek

1. those (medial?)

Determiner

*nek

1. those (medial?)

Inflection

Singular: *se

This pronoun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Finnish: ne
• Ingrian: ne
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: ne
  • South Karelian: ne
• Livonian: ne
• Livvi: ne
• Ludian: ne
• Veps: ne
• Votic: ne

From *net (with standard plural ending *-t in the nominative):

• Estonian: need
• Finnish: (dialectal) net
• Livvi: ned
• Ludian: ned
• Veps: ned
• Võro: neoq
• Votic: ned

Further reading

• “need”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “ne”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[1] (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
• Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*ne-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎^[2] (in Finnish)