Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/päin

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

The instructive plural of *pää; *päi- +‎ *-n. The semantic development is “with a ... head” ~ “headfirst, headlong” → “facing, in the direction of, toward(s)”; the original senses are also found in descendants, but are more transparently analyzable as instructive forms of *pää (“head”).

Adverb

*päin

  1. headfirst, headlong

Postposition

*päin (Northern Finnic)

  1. toward, to/in/from the direction of
  2. facing, with one's face pointing towards, to the direction of

Usage notes

Allows a variety of cases, including the partitive to express movement towards someone or something, but also the locative cases (inessive, illative, elative, adessive, allative, ablative); use in descendants varies.

Descendants

  • Finnish: päin
  • Ingrian: päin, päi
    • ⇒ Votic:
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: päi
  • Ludian: päi
  • Veps: päi

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “pää”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
  • Riho Grünthal (2003), Finnic adpositions and cases in change (Mémoires de la Société Finno-Ougrienne; 244), Helsinki: Société Finno-Ougrienne, published 2010, →ISBN
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