Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tuli

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 *tule.[1]

Noun

*tuli[2]

  1. fire
    Synonym: *panu

Inflection

Inflection of *tuli
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *tuli *tulët
accusative *tulën *tulët
genitive *tulën *tuldën
*tulidën
partitive *tulta *tulida
inessive *tulëssa
*tulëhna 		*tulissa
*tulihna
elative *tulësta *tulista
illative *tulëhën *tulihën
adessive *tulëlla *tulilla
ablative *tulëlta *tulilta
allative *tulëlën
*tulëlëk 		*tulilën
*tulilëk
essive *tulla *tulina
translative *tulëksi *tuliksi
instructive *tulën *tulin
comitative *tullëk *tulinëk
abessive *tulëtta *tulitta

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: tuli
  • Finnish: tuli
  • Ingrian: tuli
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: tuli
    • South Karelian: tuli
  • Livonian: tu’ļ
  • Livvi: tuli
  • Ludian: tuli
  • Veps: tuli
  • Võro: tuli
  • Votic: tuli

References

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