Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/huuli

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 *šuwle.[1]

Noun

*huuli[2]

  1. lip

Inflection

Inflection of *huuli
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *huuli *huulët
accusative *huulën *huulët
genitive *huulën *huuldën
*huulidën
partitive *huulta *huulida
inessive *huulëssa
*huulëhna 		*huulissa
*huulihna
elative *huulësta *huulista
illative *huulëhën *huulihën
adessive *huulëlla *huulilla
ablative *huulëlta *huulilta
allative *huulëlën
*huulëlëk 		*huulilën
*huulilëk
essive *huulla *huulina
translative *huulëksi *huuliksi
instructive *huulën *huulin
comitative *huullëk *huulinëk
abessive *huulëtta *huulitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: huul
  • Finnish: huuli
  • Ingrian: huuli
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: ūļ
  • Livvi: huuli
  • Ludian: huuľ
  • Veps: hulʹ
  • Võro: huul'
  • Votic: uuli

References

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