Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/maa

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

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *mëxe.

Noun

*maa

1. earth, ground, soil
2. land, country

Inflection

Inflection of *maa

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*maa	*maat
accusative		*maan	*maat
genitive		*maan	*maadën *maidën
partitive		*maata	*maita
inessive		*maassa *maahna	*maissa *maihna
elative		*maasta	*maista
illative		*maasën	*maisën
adessive		*maalla	*mailla
ablative		*maalta	*mailta
allative		*maalën *maalëk	*mailën *mailëk
essive		*maana	*maina
translative		*maaksi	*maiksi
instructive		*maan	*main
comitative		*maanëk	*mainëk
abessive		*maatta	*maitta

Derived terms

• *maailma

Descendants

• Estonian: maa
• Finnish: maa
• Ingrian: maa
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: mua
  • South Karelian: mua
• Livonian:
  • Courland Livonian: mō
  • Vidzeme Livonian: mā
• Livvi: mua
• Ludian: mua
• Veps: ma
• Võro: maa
• Votic: maa