Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/entinen

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 edit

Etymology edit

From *enci +‎ *-inën.

Adjective edit

*entinen

  1. former, previous

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: endine
  • Finnish: entinen
  • Ingrian: entiin
  • Karelian: entine (Northern), endine (Southern)
  • Livonian: ändõst- (in compounds), endi (Salaca)
  • Livvi: endine
  • Ludian: endine
  • Veps: enzne, endzne
  • Votic: entin

Further reading edit

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “entinen”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN