Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/osa

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 *ońća, borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hánćas (“part, portion”);[1] compare Sanskrit अंश (aṃśa).

Noun

*osa[2]

  1. part, share (of a whole)
  2. meat

Inflection

Inflection of *osa
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *osa *osat
accusative *osan *osat
genitive *osan *osadën
*osëidën
partitive *osada *osëida
inessive *osassa
*osahna 		*osëissa
*osëihna
elative *osasta *osëista
illative *osahën *osëihën
adessive *osalla *osëilla
ablative *osalta *osëilta
allative *osalën
*osalëk 		*osëilën
*osëilëk
essive *osana *osëina
translative *osaksi *osëiksi
instructive *osan *osëin
comitative *osanëk *osëinëk
abessive *osatta *osëitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: osa
  • Finnish: osa
  • Ingrian: osa
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: oša
    • South Karelian: oža
  • Livonian: vȯzā
  • Livvi: oza
  • Ludian: oza
  • Veps: oza
  • Võro: osa
  • Votic: õsa
  • → Proto-Samic: *oasē (see there for further descendants)

References

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