Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tahma

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

Probably sound-symbolic.

Noun

*tahma

1. sticky dirt, slime; goo

Inflection

Inflection of *tahma

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*tahma	*tahmat
accusative		*tahman	*tahmat
genitive		*tahman	*tahmadën *tahmoidën
partitive		*tahmada	*tahmoida
inessive		*tahmassa *tahmahna	*tahmoissa *tahmoihna
elative		*tahmasta	*tahmoista
illative		*tahmahën	*tahmoihën
adessive		*tahmalla	*tahmoilla
ablative		*tahmalta	*tahmoilta
allative		*tahmalën *tahmalëk	*tahmoilën *tahmoilëk
essive		*tahmana	*tahmoina
translative		*tahmaksi	*tahmoiksi
instructive		*tahman	*tahmoin
comitative		*tahmanëk	*tahmoinëk
abessive		*tahmatta	*tahmoitta

Descendants

• Estonian: tahm
• Finnish: tahma
• Ingrian: ⇒ tahmia
• Võro: tahm
• Votic: ⇒ tahmaza

Further reading

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “tahma”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN