< Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic
Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vahinko
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Unknown. Has sometimes been theorized to be a derivative of *vaja- in the form *vajinko, but this fails to explain the *h.
Noun
*vahinko
- mishap, accident
- damage, harm
Inflection
Inflection of *vahinko
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
singular | plural | ||
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nominative | *vahinko | *vahingot | |
accusative | *vahingon | *vahingot | |
genitive | *vahingon | *vahinkoden *vahinkoiden | |
partitive | *vahinkota | *vahinkoita | |
inessive | *vahingossa *vahingohna | *vahingoissa *vahingoihna | |
elative | *vahingosta | *vahingoista | |
illative | *vahinkosen | *vahinkoisen | |
adessive | *vahingolla | *vahingoilla | |
ablative | *vahingolta | *vahingoilta | |
allative | *vahinkolen *vahinkolek | *vahinkoilen *vahinkoilek | |
essive | *vahinkona | *vahinkoina | |
translative | *vahingoksi | *vahingoiksi | |
instructive | *vahingon | *vahingoin | |
comitative | *vahinkonek | *vahinkoinek | |
abessive | *vahingotta | *vahingoitta |
Descendants
- Estonian: vahing (dialectal)
- Finnish: vahinko
- → Inari Sami: vaahâg
- → Lule Sami: vahák
- → Northern Sami: vahát
- Ingrian: vahinko
- Karelian: vahinko (Northern), vahingo (Southern)
- Livvi: vahingo
- Ludian: vahing
- Votic: vahinko
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “vahinko”, 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