Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/jooni

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-Finno-Permic *jane (“path”) (whence also Proto-Samic *juonë and Erzya ян (jan, “path”)), probably borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáHnam (whence Sanskrit यान (yāna), यामन् (yāman)).[1]

Noun

*jooni[2]

  1. path
  2. line, row
  3. stripe, streak

Inflection

Inflection of *jooni
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *jooni *joonët
accusative *joonën *joonët
genitive *joonën *joondën
*joonidën
partitive *joonta *joonida
inessive *joonëssa
*joonëhna 		*joonissa
*joonihna
elative *joonësta *joonista
illative *joonëhën *joonihën
adessive *joonëlla *joonilla
ablative *joonëlta *joonilta
allative *joonëlën
*joonëlëk 		*joonilën
*joonilëk
essive *joonna *joonina
translative *joonëksi *jooniksi
instructive *joonën *joonin
comitative *joonnëk *jooninëk
abessive *joonëtta *joonitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: joon
  • Finnish: juoni
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: jūoņ
  • Livvi: juoni
  • Võro: juun'
  • Votic: jooni

References

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

Further reading

  • “joon”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “juoni”, 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
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