Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kakci

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

Proto-Finnic cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : *kakci     Ordinal : *toinën

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *kakta. The final vowel was modified (*kakta > *kakte) by analogy with *ükci (< *ükte).

Numeral

*kakci

1. two

Inflection

Inflection of *kakci

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*kakci	*kaktët
accusative		*kaktën	*kaktët
genitive		*kaktën	*kaktën *kakcidën
partitive		*kakta	*kakcida
inessive		*kaktëssa *kaktëhna	*kakcissa *kakcihna
elative		*kaktësta	*kakcista
illative		*kaktëhën	*kakcihën
adessive		*kaktëlla	*kakcilla
ablative		*kaktëlta	*kakcilta
allative		*kaktëlën *kaktëlëk	*kakcilën *kakcilëk
essive		*kaktëna	*kakcina
translative		*kaktëksi	*kakciksi
instructive		*kaktën	*kakcin
comitative		*kaktënëk	*kakcinëk
abessive		*kaktëtta	*kakcitta

Derived terms

• *kakcikkoi

Descendants

• Estonian: kaks
• Finnish: kaksi
• Ingrian: kaks
• Karelian:

  North Karelian: kakši

  South Karelian: kakši, kaksi

• Livonian:
  • Courland Livonian: kakš
  • Vidzeme Livonian: kaks
• Livvi: kaksi
• Ludian: kakš
• Veps: kaks'
• Võro: kats'
• Votic: kahs, kahsi

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), 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