Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/mi

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 Proto-Uralic *mi.

Pronoun

*mi

what (interrogative)

Inflection

This pronoun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

In many descendants, certain case forms are extended with the particle *-ka.

Estonian: mis (genitive mille, partitive mida; the stem is extended to mill- in most forms); miks
Finnish: mikä (genitive minkä, partitive mitä)
Ingrian: mikä (genitive minen, partitive mitä); mi (rare), min
Karelian:
- North Karelian: mi
- South Karelian: mi
Livvi: mi
Ludian: mi
Veps: mi
Võro: miä (genitive mink, partitive midä/mitä)
Votic: mi, mikä

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