Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vipu

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

Unknown.

Noun

*vipu[1]

  1. lever
  2. bow (weapon)
    Synonym: *jousi

Inflection

Inflection of *vipu
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *vipu *vibut
accusative *vibun *vibut
genitive *vibun *vipudën
*vipuidën
partitive *vipuda *vipuida
inessive *vibussa
*vibuhna 		*vibuissa
*vibuihna
elative *vibusta *vibuista
illative *vipuhën *vipuihën
adessive *vibulla *vibuilla
ablative *vibulta *vibuilta
allative *vipulën
*vipulëk 		*vipuilën
*vipuilëk
essive *vipuna *vipuina
translative *vibuksi *vibuiksi
instructive *vibun *vibuin
comitative *vipunëk *vipuinëk
abessive *vibutta *vibuitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: vibu
  • Finnish: vipu
  • Ingrian: vipu
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: vipu
    • South Karelian: vibu
  • Livonian: vi’b
  • Livvi: vibu
  • Ludian: bibu
  • Veps: bibu
  • Võro: vibu
  • Votic: vipu

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*vipu”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • “vibu”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “vipu”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[2] (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
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