Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/punta

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 Proto-Germanic *pundą.

Noun

*punta[1]

  1. unit of weight

Inflection

Inflection of *punta
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *punta *pundat
accusative *pundan *pundat
genitive *pundan *puntadën
*puntëidën
partitive *puntada *puntëida
inessive *pundassa
*pundahna 		*pundëissa
*pundëihna
elative *pundasta *pundëista
illative *puntahën *puntëihën
adessive *pundalla *pundëilla
ablative *pundalta *pundëilta
allative *puntalën
*puntalëk 		*puntëilën
*puntëilëk
essive *puntana *puntëina
translative *pundaksi *pundëiksi
instructive *pundan *pundëin
comitative *puntanëk *puntëinëk
abessive *pundatta *pundëitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: pund
  • Finnish: punta
    • → Northern Sami: buddu
    • → Inari Sami: puddo
  • Livonian: pūnda
  • Võro: pund

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “punta”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[2] (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

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*punta”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)
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