Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/taivas
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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]Borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *deywós. Alternatively less likely from Proto-Balto-Slavic *deiwás, but the vocalism matches Indo-Iranian better.
Noun
[edit]*taivas[2]
Inflection
[edit]Inflection of *taivas
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *taivas | *taivahët | |
| accusative | *taivahën | *taivahët | |
| genitive | *taivahën | *taivastën *taivahidën | |
| partitive | *taivasta | *taivahita | |
| inessive | *taivahëssa *taivahëhna |
*taivahissa *taivahihna | |
| elative | *taivahësta | *taivahista | |
| illative | *taivahësën | *taivahisën | |
| adessive | *taivahëlla | *taivahilla | |
| ablative | *taivahëlta | *taivahilta | |
| allative | *taivahëlën *taivahëlëk |
*taivahilën *taivahilëk | |
| essive | *taivassa | *taivahina | |
| translative | *taivahëksi | *taivahiksi | |
| instructive | *taivahën | *taivahin | |
| comitative | *taivassëk | *taivahinëk | |
| abessive | *taivahëtta | *taivahitta | |
Descendants
[edit]- Estonian: taevas
- Finnish: taivas
- Kven: taivas
- Ingrian: taivas
- Karelian: taivas
- Livonian: tōvaz, (Salaca) touvi
- Livvi: taivas
- Ludian: taivaz
- Veps: taivaz
- Võro: taivas
- Votic: taivõz
References
[edit]- ^ Santeri Junttila, Petri Kallio, Sampsa Holopainen, Juha Kuokkala, Juho Pystynen, editors (2020–), “taivas”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 4 August 2025
- ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*taivas”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary][2] (in Finnish)