Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/raivo

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

By metathesis from earlier *rawjo (cf. similar metathesis in *laiva, *raivat'ak), probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *trawją (“bowl, vessel”) (whence English tray).

Noun

*raivo

1. skull, head

Inflection

Inflection of *raivo

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*raivo	*raivot
accusative		*raivon	*raivot
genitive		*raivon	*raivodën *raivoidën
partitive		*raivoda	*raivoida
inessive		*raivossa *raivohna	*raivoissa *raivoihna
elative		*raivosta	*raivoista
illative		*raivohën	*raivoihën
adessive		*raivolla	*raivoilla
ablative		*raivolta	*raivoilta
allative		*raivolën *raivolëk	*raivoilën *raivoilëk
essive		*raivona	*raivoina
translative		*raivoksi	*raivoiksi
instructive		*raivon	*raivoin
comitative		*raivonëk	*raivoinëk
abessive		*raivotta	*raivoitta

Descendants

• Finnish: (rare) raivo, ⇒ takaraivo
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: raivo (in compound: takaraivo)
  • South Karelian: raivo (in compound: tagaraivo)
• Livvi: raivo (in compound: tagaraivo)
• Ludian: raiv (in compound: tagaraiv)
• Veps: rai (in compound: tagarai)
• Votic: (Kattila, Kõrvõttula) raivo

Further reading

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “raivo”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[1] (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
• Koivulehto, Jorma (1970) “Suomen laiva-sanasta”, in Virittäjä, volume 74, number 2, page 179 of 178–183