Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/maha

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *magô (for Germanic *g > Finnic *h, compare *laho and possibly *paha). Doublet of *mako.

Noun

*maha

stomach, belly
Synonym: *mako, *vacca

Inflection

Inflection of *maha

	singular	plural
nominative	*maha	*mahat
accusative	*mahan	*mahat
genitive	*mahan	mahaden mahoiden
partitive	*mahada	*mahoida
inessive	*mahassa	*mahoissa
elative	*mahasta	*mahoista
illative	*mahahen	*mahoihen
adessive	*mahalla	*mahoilla
ablative	*mahalta	*mahoilta
allative	*mahalen	*mahoilen
essive	*mahana	*mahoina
translative	*mahaksi	*mahoiksi
instructive	*mahan	*mahoin
comitative	*mahanek	*mahoinek
abessive	*mahakta	*mahoikta

Derived terms

*maho ?

Descendants

Finnish: maha
Karelian:
- North Karelian: maha
- South Karelian: maha
Livvi: maha
Ludian: maha
⇒ Veps: mahud
Votic: maha