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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/paha
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From earlier *paša, likely borrowed from Northwest Germanic *bāga-, from Proto-Germanic *bēgaz, whence also Icelandic bágur.
Adjective
*paha
- bad, evil, unkind
Inflection
Inflection of *paha
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *paha | *pahat | |
accusative | *pahan | *pahat | |
genitive | *pahan | *pahaden *pahoiden | |
partitive | *pahada | *pahoida | |
inessive | *pahassa | *pahoissa | |
elative | *pahasta | *pahoista | |
illative | *pahahen | *pahoihen | |
adessive | *pahalla | *pahoilla | |
ablative | *pahalta | *pahoilta | |
allative | *pahalek | *pahoilek | |
essive | *pahana | *pahoina | |
translative | *pahaksi | *pahoiksi | |
instructive | *pahan | *pahoin | |
comitative | *pahanek | *pahoinek | |
abessive | *pahakta | *pahoikta |
Descendants
- Estonian: paha
- Finnish: paha
- Ingrian: paha
- Karelian: paha
- Livonian: pō’mi
- Livvi: paha
- Ludian: paha
- Veps: paha
- Votic: paha
- → Proto-Samic: *puošē
Further reading
- paha in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN