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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/herneh
 | 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 earlier *šerneš, from early Proto-Balto-Slavic *źírˀna, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm (“grain”). Final -s/-z in Estonian and Livonian is unclear.
Noun
*herneh
- pea
Inflection
Inflection of *herneh
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *herneh | *hernehet | |
| accusative | *hernehen | *hernehet | |
| genitive | *hernehen | *hernehten *hernehiden | |
| partitive | *hernehtä | *hernehitä | |
| inessive | *hernehessä *hernehehnä | *hernehissä *hernehihnä | |
| elative | *hernehestä | *hernehistä | |
| illative | *hernehesen | *hernehisen | |
| adessive | *hernehellä | *hernehillä | |
| ablative | *herneheltä | *hernehiltä | |
| allative | *hernehelen *hernehelek | *hernehilen *hernehilek | |
| essive | *hernehenä | *hernehinä | |
| translative | *herneheksi | *hernehiksi | |
| instructive | *hernehen | *hernehin | |
| comitative | *hernehenek | *hernehinek | |
| abessive | *hernehettä | *hernehittä | |
Descendants
- Estonian: hernes
- Finnish: herne
- Ingrian: herne
- Karelian: herneh
- Livonian: jērnaz
- Livvi: herneh
- Ludian: herneh
- Veps: herneh
- Võro: herneh
- Votic: erne
References
- hernes in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN