Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/veci

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 *wete.[1]

Noun

*veci[2]

  1. water

Inflection

Inflection of *veci
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *veci *vedet
accusative *veden *vedet
genitive *veden *vet'en
*veciden
partitive *vettä *vecidä
inessive *vedessä
*vedehnä 		*vecissä
*vecihnä
elative *vedestä *vecistä
illative *vetehen *vecihen
adessive *vedellä *vecillä
ablative *vedeltä *veciltä
allative *vetelen
*vetelek 		*vecilen
*vecilek
essive *vennä *vecinä
translative *vedeksi *veciksi
instructive *veden *vecin
comitative *vennek *vecinek
abessive *vedettä *vecittä

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: vesi
  • Finnish: vesi
  • Ingrian: vesi
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: vesi
    • South Karelian: vezi
  • Livonian: ve’ž, (Salaca) vez
  • Livvi: vezi
  • Ludian: vezi
  • Veps: vezi
  • Võro: vesi
  • Votic: vesi

References

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