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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/alku
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From *alkadak + *-u.
Noun
*alku
- beginning, start
Inflection
Inflection of *alku
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *alku | *algut | |
accusative | *algun | *algut | |
genitive | *algun | *alkuden *alkuiden | |
partitive | *alkuda | *alkuida | |
inessive | *algussa | *alguissa | |
elative | *algusta | *alguista | |
illative | *alkuhen | *alkuihen | |
adessive | *algulla | *alguilla | |
ablative | *algulta | *alguilta | |
allative | *alkulen | *alkuilen | |
essive | *alkuna | *alkuina | |
translative | *alguksi | *alguiksi | |
instructive | *algun | *alguin | |
comitative | *alkunek | *alkuinek | |
abessive | *algukta | *alguikta |
Descendants
- Estonian: alg
- Finnish: alku
- Ingrian: alku
- Karelian: (Northern) alku, (Southern) algu
- Livvi: algu
- Veps: aug
- Votic: alku
- →? Proto-Samic: *ālkō
- Northern Sami: álgu
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “alkaa”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN