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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/küü
 | 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
Possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *küje, but the form *kije fits other descendants better and would have given **kii in Finnic.
Alternatively, the word may be extracted from an old compound *küü-kärmeh, itself a shortening of *kivi-kärmeh (literally “rock snake”), as the snake is known to live near rocky areas to keep itself warm during spring [1]
Noun
*küü
- viper
Inflection
Inflection of *küü
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *küü | *küüt | |
| accusative | *küün | *küüt | |
| genitive | *küün | *küüden *küiden | |
| partitive | *küütä | *küitä | |
| inessive | *küüssä *küühnä | *küissä *küihnä | |
| elative | *küüstä | *küistä | |
| illative | *küüsen | *küisen | |
| adessive | *küüllä | *küillä | |
| ablative | *küültä | *küiltä | |
| allative | *küülen *küülek | *küilen *küilek | |
| essive | *küünä | *küinä | |
| translative | *küüksi | *küiksi | |
| instructive | *küün | *küin | |
| comitative | *küünek | *küinek | |
| abessive | *küüttä | *küittä | |
Derived terms
- ? *küüttoi
Descendants
- Estonian: küü
- Finnish: kyy
- Karelian: kyy
- Livonian: kī
- Veps: kü
References
- Junttila, Santeri; Kallio, Petri; Holopainen, Sampsa; Kuokkala, Juha; Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “kyy”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja (in Finnish)