Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tukëba

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

From *tukë +‎ *-ba.

Adjective

*tukëba

1. strong, sturdy, firm, thick

Inflection

Inflection of *tukëba

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*tukëba	*tukëbat
accusative		*tukëban	*tukëbat
genitive		*tukëban	*tukëbadën *tukëboidën
partitive		*tukëbata	*tukëboita
inessive		*tukëbassa *tukëbahna	*tukëboissa *tukëboihna
elative		*tukëbasta	*tukëboista
illative		*tukëbasën	*tukëboisën
adessive		*tukëballa	*tukëboilla
ablative		*tukëbalta	*tukëboilta
allative		*tukëbalën *tukëbalëk	*tukëboilën *tukëboilëk
essive		*tukëbana	*tukëboina
translative		*tukëbaksi	*tukëboiksi
instructive		*tukëban	*tukëboin
comitative		*tukëbanëk	*tukëboinëk
abessive		*tukëbatta	*tukëboitta

Descendants

• Estonian: tugev
• Finnish: tukeva
• Ingrian: tukkeeva
• Karelian:
  • South Karelian: tugeva
• Võro: tukõv
• Votic: tukõvõ

Further reading

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