Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/niska

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed words 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

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Noun

*niska

nape (back of the neck)

Inflection

Inflection of *niska

	singular	plural
nominative	*niska	*niskat
accusative	*niskan	*niskat
genitive	*niskan	niskaden niskoiden
partitive	*niskada	*niskoida
inessive	*niskassa	*niskoissa
elative	*niskasta	*niskoista
illative	*niskahen	*niskoihen
adessive	*niskalla	*niskoilla
ablative	*niskalta	*niskoilta
allative	*niskalek	*niskoilek
essive	*niskana	*niskoina
translative	*niskaksi	*niskoiksi
instructive	*niskan	*niskoin
comitative	*niskanek	*niskoinek
abessive	*niskakta	*niskoikta

Descendants

Finnish: niska
- → Northern Sami: niski
Ingrian: niska
Karelian: niska, niška
Livvi: nišku
Ludian: nišk
Veps: nišk
Votic: niska