Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/coma

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

In the past posited to derive from Proto-Germanic *sōmaz, *sōmiz, but this requires a reconstruction *soma. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adjective

*coma (Northern Finnic)

1. suitable
2. pleasant
3. pretty, cute

Inflection

Inflection of *coma

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*coma	*comat
accusative		*coman	*comat
genitive		*coman	*comadën *comëidën
partitive		*comada	*comëida
inessive		*comassa *comahna	*comëissa *comëihna
elative		*comasta	*comëista
illative		*comahën	*comëihën
adessive		*comalla	*comëilla
ablative		*comalta	*comëilta
allative		*comalën *comalëk	*comëilën *comëilëk
essive		*comana	*comëina
translative		*comaksi	*comëiksi
instructive		*coman	*comëin
comitative		*comanëk	*comëinëk
abessive		*comatta	*comëitta

Descendants

• Finnish: soma
  • → Northern Sami: somá
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: šoma
  • South Karelian: šoma
• Livvi: čoma
• Ludian: čoma
• Veps: čoma
• →? Proto-Samic:
  • Northern Sami: suopmat

Further reading

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “soma”, 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