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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/länci

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

Unknown. Has been hypothesized to be a variant of *lanci (“lowland”).

Noun

*länci

  1. west

Inflection
Inflection of *länci
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *länci *ländet
accusative *länden *ländet
genitive *länden *lät'en
*länciden
partitive *lättä *läncidä
inessive *ländessä
*ländehnä		 *läncissä
*läncihnä
elative *ländestä *läncistä
illative *läntehen *läncihen
adessive *ländellä *läncillä
ablative *ländeltä *länciltä
allative *läntelen
*läntelek		 *läncilen
*läncilek
essive *lännä *läncinä
translative *ländeksi *länciksi
instructive *länden *läncin
comitative *lännek *läncinek
abessive *ländettä *läncittä

Descendants
  • Estonian: lääs
  • Finnish: länsi
  • Ingrian: läns
  • Karelian: länši
  • Livonian: lēņtš
  • Votic: länsi, lääsi

References

Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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