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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/mutka
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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly from Proto-Uralic *mučka.
Noun
*mutka
- bend, curve
Inflection
Inflection of *mutka
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *mutka | *mutkat | |
| accusative | *mutkan | *mutkat | |
| genitive | *mutkan | *mutkaden *mutkeiden | |
| partitive | *mutkada | *mutkeida | |
| inessive | *mutkassa | *mutkeissa | |
| elative | *mutkasta | *mutkeista | |
| illative | *mutkahen | *mutkeihen | |
| adessive | *mutkalla | *mutkeilla | |
| ablative | *mutkalta | *mutkeilta | |
| allative | *mutkalen | *mutkeilen | |
| essive | *mutkana | *mutkeina | |
| translative | *mutkaksi | *mutkeiksi | |
| instructive | *mutkan | *mutkein | |
| comitative | *mutkanek | *mutkeinek | |
| abessive | *mutkakta | *mutkeikta | |
Descendants
- Finnish: mutka, (dialectal) mukka
- Ingrian: mutka
- Karelian:
- North Karelian: mukka, mutka
- South Karelian: mutka
- Livvi: mutku
- Votic: mutka
- → Proto-Samic: *mokkē (see there for further descendants)
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “mutka”, 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