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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/koi

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 1

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *koje.

Noun

*koi

  1. moth, clothes moth
Inflection
Inflection of *koi
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *koi *koit
accusative *koin *koit
genitive *koin *koiden
*koiden
partitive *koita *koita
inessive *koissa
*koihna		 *koissa
*koihna
elative *koista *koista
illative *koisen *koisen
adessive *koilla *koilla
ablative *koilta *koilta
allative *koilen
*koilek		 *koilen
*koilek
essive *koina *koina
translative *koiksi *koiksi
instructive *koin *koin
comitative *koinek *koinek
abessive *koitta *koitta
Descendants
  • Estonian: koi
  • Finnish: koi
  • Ingrian: koi
  • Karelian: koi
  • Livonian: kuoi
  • Veps: kojeg (extended stem)
  • Võro: koi
  • Votic: koi

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *koje.

Noun

*koi

  1. dawn
Inflection
Inflection of *koi
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *koi *koit
accusative *koin *koit
genitive *koin *koiden
*koiden
partitive *koita *koita
inessive *koissa
*koihna		 *koissa
*koihna
elative *koista *koista
illative *koisen *koisen
adessive *koilla *koilla
ablative *koilta *koilta
allative *koilen
*koilek		 *koilen
*koilek
essive *koina *koina
translative *koiksi *koiksi
instructive *koin *koin
comitative *koinek *koinek
abessive *koitta *koitta
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Estonian: koi- (in compound: koivalge)
  • Finnish: koi
  • Livonian: kuoi
  • ⇒ Votic: kojjossõ

Further reading
  • koit in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Entry #330 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.
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