Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/itu

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 *itädäk +‎ *-u.

Noun

*itu

  1. sprout, shoot

Inflection

Inflection of *itu
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *itu *idut
accusative *idun *idut
genitive *idun *itudën
*ituidën
partitive *ituda *ituida
inessive *idussa
*iduhna 		*iduissa
*iduihna
elative *idusta *iduista
illative *ituhën *ituihën
adessive *idulla *iduilla
ablative *idulta *iduilta
allative *itulën
*itulëk 		*ituilën
*ituilëk
essive *ituna *ituina
translative *iduksi *iduiksi
instructive *idun *iduin
comitative *itunëk *ituinëk
abessive *idutta *iduitta

Descendants

  • Finnish: itu
  • Ingrian: itu
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: (dialectal) itu
    • South Karelian: idu
  • Livvi: idu
  • Veps: idu

From *ito (+ *-o):

From *idek (+ *-ëk):

  • Estonian: (dialectal) ide
  • Finnish: ide
  • Ludian: ide
  • Veps: ideged pl
  • Votic: (Mati) ije, (Jõgõperä) ite

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “itää”, 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
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