Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pordas

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 Northwest Germanic *bordaz, from Proto-Germanic *burdą. Doublet of *purci, *purdëh.

Noun

*pordas

1. (Northern Finnic) stair, step

Inflection

Inflection of *pordas

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*pordas	*portahët
accusative		*portahën	*portahët
genitive		*portahën	*pordastën *portahidën
partitive		*pordasta	*portahita
inessive		*portahëssa *portahëhna	*portahissa *portahihna
elative		*portahësta	*portahista
illative		*portahësën	*portahisën
adessive		*portahëlla	*portahilla
ablative		*portahëlta	*portahilta
allative		*portahëlën *portahëlëk	*portahilën *portahilëk
essive		*pordassa	*portahina
translative		*portahëksi	*portahiksi
instructive		*portahën	*portahin
comitative		*pordassëk	*portahinëk
abessive		*portahëtta	*portahitta

Descendants

• Finnish: porras
  • → Northern Sami: boardda
• Ingrian: porras
• Karelian: porras
• Livvi: porras
• Ludian: pordaz
• Veps: pordaz