Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/appi

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 *ëppe.[1]

Noun

*appi[2]

  1. father-in-law

Inflection

Inflection of *appi
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *appi *ap'ët
accusative *ap'ën *ap'ët
genitive *ap'ën *appëdën
*appidën
partitive *appëda *appida
inessive *ap'ëssa
*ap'ëhna 		*ap'issa
*ap'ihna
elative *ap'ësta *ap'ista
illative *appëhën *appihën
adessive *ap'ëlla *ap'illa
ablative *ap'ëlta *ap'ilta
allative *appëlën
*appëlëk 		*appilën
*appilëk
essive *appëna *appina
translative *ap'ëksi *ap'iksi
instructive *ap'ën *ap'in
comitative *appënëk *appinëk
abessive *ap'ëtta *ap'itta

Descendants

  • Finnish: appi
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: appi
    • South Karelian: appi
  • Livvi: appi
  • Ludian: app
  • Veps: ap

References

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “appi”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 4 August 2025
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*appi”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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