Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vot'in

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 *vottadak (“to take”) +‎ *-in, with the possible original meaning of the verb being 'to turn', rendering this term's literal translation as "a tool which is turned".

Noun

*vot'in

1. key

Inflection

Inflection of *vot'in

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*vot'in	*vot'imët
accusative		*vot'imën	*vot'imët
genitive		*vot'imën	*vot'indën *vot'imidën
partitive		*vot'inta	*vot'imita
inessive		*vot'imëssa *vot'imëhna	*vot'imissa *vot'imihna
elative		*vot'imësta	*vot'imista
illative		*vot'imësën	*vot'imisën
adessive		*vot'imëlla	*vot'imilla
ablative		*vot'imëlta	*vot'imilta
allative		*vot'imëlën *vot'imëlëk	*vot'imilën *vot'imilëk
essive		*vot'imëna	*vot'imina
translative		*vot'imëksi	*vot'imiksi
instructive		*vot'imën	*vot'imin
comitative		*vot'imënëk	*vot'iminëk
abessive		*vot'imëtta	*vot'imitta

Descendants

• Estonian: võti
• Finnish: otin
• Livonian: võțīm
• Võro: võti
• Votic: võtti