Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hukta
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From Proto-Finno-Permic *šukta (whence Erzya чувто (čuvto, “tree”)), probably borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?] (compare Persian سوختن (sôxtan, “to burn”)).[1]
Noun
*hukta[2]
- swidden (area cleared and burnt for cultivation)
Inflection
Inflection of *hukta
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *hukta | *huktat | |
| accusative | *huktan | *huktat | |
| genitive | *huktan | *huktadën *huktëidën | |
| partitive | *huktada | *huktëida | |
| inessive | *huktassa *huktahna |
*huktëissa *huktëihna | |
| elative | *huktasta | *huktëista | |
| illative | *huktahën | *huktëihën | |
| adessive | *huktalla | *huktëilla | |
| ablative | *huktalta | *huktëilta | |
| allative | *huktalën *huktalëk |
*huktëilën *huktëilëk | |
| essive | *huktana | *huktëina | |
| translative | *huktaksi | *huktëiksi | |
| instructive | *huktan | *huktëin | |
| comitative | *huktanëk | *huktëinëk | |
| abessive | *huktatta | *huktëitta | |
Descendants
References
- ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “huhta”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 4 August 2025
- ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*hukta”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary][2] (in Finnish)
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “huhta”, in 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
- Entry #1623 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.