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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tulva

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

According to Aikio, from Proto-Finno-Permic *tulwa (“spring, flood”) (whence Proto-Permic *tulis).[1]

Noun

*tulva[2]

  1. flood

Inflection
Inflection of *tulva
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *tulva *tulvat
accusative *tulvan *tulvat
genitive *tulvan *tulvadën
*tulvëidën
partitive *tulvada *tulvëida
inessive *tulvassa
*tulvahna		 *tulvëissa
*tulvëihna
elative *tulvasta *tulvëista
illative *tulvahën *tulvëihën
adessive *tulvalla *tulvëilla
ablative *tulvalta *tulvëilta
allative *tulvalën
*tulvalëk		 *tulvëilën
*tulvëilëk
essive *tulvana *tulvëina
translative *tulvaksi *tulvëiksi
instructive *tulvan *tulvëin
comitative *tulvanëk *tulvëinëk
abessive *tulvatta *tulvëitta

Descendants
  • Finnish: tulva
  • Karelian:
  • → Proto-Samic: *tulvē (see there for further descendants)

References
  1. Aikio, Ante: Uralilaisen kantakielen vokaalistosta
  2. Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*tulva”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto‎ (in Finnish)

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