Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/mëëkka

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *mēkijaz.

Noun

*mëëkka

sword

Inflection

Inflection of *mëëkka

	singular	plural
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
nominative	*mëëkka	*mëëk'at
accusative	*mëëk'an	*mëëk'at
genitive	*mëëk'an	mëëkkadën mëëkkoidën
partitive	*mëëkkada	*mëëkkoida
inessive	mëëk'assa mëëk'ahna	mëëk'oissa mëëk'oihna
elative	*mëëk'asta	*mëëk'oista
illative	*mëëkkahën	*mëëkkoihën
adessive	*mëëk'alla	*mëëk'oilla
ablative	*mëëk'alta	*mëëk'oilta
allative	mëëkkalën mëëkkalëk	mëëkkoilën mëëkkoilëk
essive	*mëëkkana	*mëëkkoina
translative	*mëëk'aksi	*mëëk'oiksi
instructive	*mëëk'an	*mëëk'oin
comitative	*mëëkkanëk	*mëëkkoinëk
abessive	*mëëk'atta	*mëëk'oitta

Descendants

Estonian: mõõk
Finnish: miekka
- → Inari Sami: miekki
- → Northern Sami: miehkki
- → Akkala Sami: ме̄кь (m’ēk’)
- → Kildin Sami: мӣһкь (mīhk’)
Ingrian: meekka
Karelian:
- North Karelian: miekka
- South Karelian: miekka
Livonian: mȭk
Livvi: miekku
Ludian: miek
Veps: mek
Võro: myyk
Votic: mõõkkõ