Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/karci

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 Proto-Finno-Permic *karte- (whence Proto-Samic *koartētēk).

Noun

*karci

1. char, that has been burned and charred

Inflection

Inflection of *karci

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*karci	*kardët
accusative		*kardën	*kardët
genitive		*kardën	*kartëdën *karcidën
partitive		*kartëda	*karcida
inessive		*kardëssa *kardëhna	*karcissa *karcihna
elative		*kardësta	*karcista
illative		*kartëhën	*karcihën
adessive		*kardëlla	*karcilla
ablative		*kardëlta	*karcilta
allative		*kartëlën *kartëlëk	*karcilën *karcilëk
essive		*kartëna	*karcina
translative		*kardëksi	*karciksi
instructive		*kardën	*karcin
comitative		*kartënëk	*karcinëk
abessive		*kardëtta	*karcitta

Descendants

• Finnish: karsi
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: karši
• Veps: ⇒ kard

References

• Aikio, Ante. 2016. "The Finnic 'secondary e-stems' and Proto-Uralic vocalism". Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja 95, pp. 25–66.

Further reading

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “karsi”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN