Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/maja

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, but related to Latvian mãja. There is no consensus on the direction of borrowing, but both directions have been proposed.

Noun

*maja

house
hut

Inflection

Inflection of *maja

	singular	plural
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
nominative	*maja	*majat
accusative	*majan	*majat
genitive	*majan	majadën majoidën
partitive	*majada	*majoida
inessive	majassa majahna	majoissa majoihna
elative	*majasta	*majoista
illative	*majahën	*majoihën
adessive	*majalla	*majoilla
ablative	*majalta	*majoilta
allative	majalën majalëk	majoilën majoilëk
essive	*majana	*majoina
translative	*majaksi	*majoiksi
instructive	*majan	*majoin
comitative	*majanëk	*majoinëk
abessive	*majatta	*majoitta

Descendants

Estonian: maja
Finnish: maja
Ingrian: maja
Karelian: maja
Livonian: mǭj (in compounds: īemǭj, mǭjpāika)
Livvi: maja
Ludian: maja
Võro: maja
Votic: maja
→? Latgalian: muoja
→? Latvian: māja
→? Latvian: māj (kursenieki)