Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/turbas

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 *turbz.

Noun

*turbas[1]

  1. turf, peat

Inflection

Inflection of *turbas
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *turbas *turpahët
accusative *turpahën *turpahët
genitive *turpahën *turbastën
*turpahidën
partitive *turbasta *turpahita
inessive *turpahëssa
*turpahëhna 		*turpahissa
*turpahihna
elative *turpahësta *turpahista
illative *turpahësën *turpahisën
adessive *turpahëlla *turpahilla
ablative *turpahëlta *turpahilta
allative *turpahëlën
*turpahëlëk 		*turpahilën
*turpahilëk
essive *turbassa *turpahina
translative *turpahëksi *turpahiksi
instructive *turpahën *turpahin
comitative *turbassëk *turpahinëk
abessive *turpahëtta *turpahitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: turvas
  • Finnish: (dialectal) turvas
  • ⇒ Livonian: dūrbal
  • Veps: turbaz
  • Võro: turbas
  • Votic: turvaz (Kattila)

From *turbëh (ending nativized as *-ëh):

  • Finnish: turve
  • Ingrian: turve
  • Karelian: turveh
  • Livvi: turveh
  • Ludian: turbiž, turbeh
  • Veps: turbiž, turbez
  • Votic: (Jõgõperä) turvõ

References

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

Further reading

  • “turvas”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
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