Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/maa

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-Ugric *mëxe.[1]

Noun

*maa[2]

  1. earth, ground, soil
  2. land, country

Inflection

Inflection of *maa
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *maa *maat
accusative *maan *maat
genitive *maan *maadën
*maidën
partitive *maata *maita
inessive *maassa
*maahna 		*maissa
*maihna
elative *maasta *maista
illative *maasën *maisën
adessive *maalla *mailla
ablative *maalta *mailta
allative *maalën
*maalëk 		*mailën
*mailëk
essive *maana *maina
translative *maaksi *maiksi
instructive *maan *main
comitative *maanëk *mainëk
abessive *maatta *maitta

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: maa
  • Finnish: maa
  • Ingrian: maa
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: mua
    • South Karelian: mua
  • Livonian: mǭ, (Salaca) mā
  • Livvi: mua
  • Ludian: mua
  • Veps: ma
  • Võro: maa
  • Votic: maa

References

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