Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/armas

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“pitiful, poor”), with later ameliorative semantic development.[1] In the modern Finnic languages, the meaning "pitiful" survives only dialectally in Estonian, and in the derivatives *armahtadak, *armastadak.

Adjective

*armas[2]

  1. dear, beloved
  2. pitiful

Inflection

Inflection of *armas
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *armas *armahët
accusative *armahën *armahët
genitive *armahën *armastën
*armahidën
partitive *armasta *armahita
inessive *armahëssa
*armahëhna 		*armahissa
*armahihna
elative *armahësta *armahista
illative *armahësën *armahisën
adessive *armahëlla *armahilla
ablative *armahëlta *armahilta
allative *armahëlën
*armahëlëk 		*armahilën
*armahilëk
essive *armassa *armahina
translative *armahëksi *armahiksi
instructive *armahën *armahin
comitative *armassëk *armahinëk
abessive *armahëtta *armahitta

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: armas
  • Finnish: armas
  • Ingrian: armas
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: ārmaz
  • Livvi: armas
  • Ludian: armaz
  • Veps: armaz
  • Võro: armas, armsa (with metathesis)
  • Votic: armõz

References

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “armas”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 4 August 2025
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*armas”, 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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