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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vahinko

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 sometimes been theorized to be a derivative of *vaja- in the form *vajinko, but this fails to explain the *h.

Noun

*vahinko

  1. mishap, accident
  2. damage, harm

Inflection
Inflection of *vahinko
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *vahinko *vahingot
accusative *vahingon *vahingot
genitive *vahingon *vahinkoden
*vahinkoiden
partitive *vahinkota *vahinkoita
inessive *vahingossa
*vahingohna		 *vahingoissa
*vahingoihna
elative *vahingosta *vahingoista
illative *vahinkosen *vahinkoisen
adessive *vahingolla *vahingoilla
ablative *vahingolta *vahingoilta
allative *vahinkolen
*vahinkolek		 *vahinkoilen
*vahinkoilek
essive *vahinkona *vahinkoina
translative *vahingoksi *vahingoiksi
instructive *vahingon *vahingoin
comitative *vahinkonek *vahinkoinek
abessive *vahingotta *vahingoitta

Descendants
  • Estonian: vahing (dialectal)
  • Finnish: vahinko
    • → Inari Sami: vaahâg
    • → Lule Sami: vahák
    • → Northern Sami: vahát
  • Ingrian: vahinko
  • Karelian: vahinko (Northern), vahingo (Southern)
  • Livvi: vahingo
  • Ludian: vahing
  • Votic: vahinko

Further reading
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “vahinko”, in 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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