Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/meci

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 *mete, in turn borrowed from Pre-Proto-Indo-Iranian *médhu, Proto-Indo-European *médʰu.[1]

Noun

*meci[2]

  1. honey

Inflection

Inflection of *meci
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *meci *medet
accusative *meden *medet
genitive *meden *met'en
*meciden
partitive *mettä *mecidä
inessive *medessä
*medehnä 		*mecissä
*mecihnä
elative *medestä *mecistä
illative *metehen *mecihen
adessive *medellä *mecillä
ablative *medeltä *meciltä
allative *metelen
*metelek 		*mecilen
*mecilek
essive *mennä *mecinä
translative *medeksi *meciksi
instructive *meden *mecin
comitative *mennek *mecinek
abessive *medettä *mecittä

Descendants

  • Estonian: mesi
  • Finnish: mesi (“nectar”)
  • Ingrian: mesi (“nectar; honey”)
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: meši
    • South Karelian: meži
  • Livonian: me’ž, (Salaca) mes
  • Livvi: mezi
  • Ludian: mezi, meži
  • Veps: mezi
  • Võro: mesi
  • Votic: mesi
  • → Proto-Samic: *mietë

References

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