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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/marhaminta
 | 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
A compound of unattested *marha (borrowed from Proto-Germanic *marhaz) + unattested *minta (borrowed from Proto-Germanic [Term?], whence Westrobothnian miil).
Noun
*marhaminta
- halter, lead rope
Inflection
Inflection of *marhaminta
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *marhaminta | *marhamindat | |
| accusative | *marhamindan | *marhamindat | |
| genitive | *marhamindan | *marhamintaden *marhamintoiden | |
| partitive | *marhamintada | *marhamintoida | |
| inessive | *marhamindassa *marhamindahna | *marhamindoissa *marhamindoihna | |
| elative | *marhamindasta | *marhamindoista | |
| illative | *marhamintahen | *marhamintoihen | |
| adessive | *marhamindalla | *marhamindoilla | |
| ablative | *marhamindalta | *marhamindoilta | |
| allative | *marhamintalen *marhamintalek | *marhamintoilen *marhamintoilek | |
| essive | *marhamintana | *marhamintoina | |
| translative | *marhamindaksi | *marhamindoiksi | |
| instructive | *marhamindan | *marhamindoin | |
| comitative | *marhamintanek | *marhamintoinek | |
| abessive | *marhamindatta | *marhamindoitta | |
Descendants
- Finnish: marhaminta, (dialectal) marhain
- Ingrian: marhamet
- Karelian: marhaminta
- Veps: varhind
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “marhaminta”, in 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