Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/piha

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

Possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *pičča.

Noun

*piha

1. yard
2. enclosure

Inflection

Inflection of *piha

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*piha	*pihat
accusative		*pihan	*pihat
genitive		*pihan	*pihadën *pihoidën
partitive		*pihada	*pihoida
inessive		*pihassa *pihahna	*pihoissa *pihoihna
elative		*pihasta	*pihoista
illative		*pihahën	*pihoihën
adessive		*pihalla	*pihoilla
ablative		*pihalta	*pihoilta
allative		*pihalën *pihalëk	*pihoilën *pihoilëk
essive		*pihana	*pihoina
translative		*pihaksi	*pihoiksi
instructive		*pihan	*pihoin
comitative		*pihanëk	*pihoinëk
abessive		*pihatta	*pihoitta

Descendants

• Finnish: piha
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: piha
  • South Karelian: piha
• Livvi: piha
• Ludian: piha
• Veps: piha

Further reading

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