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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/meci

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-Uralic *mete, in turn from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu.

Noun

*meci

  1. honey

Inflection
Inflection of *meci
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *meci *medet
accusative *meden *medet
genitive *meden *met'en
*meciden
partitive *mettä *mecidä
inessive *medessä
*medehnä		 *mecissä
*mecihnä
elative *medestä *mecistä
illative *metehen *mecihen
adessive *medellä *mecillä
ablative *medeltä *meciltä
allative *metelen
*metelek		 *mecilen
*mecilek
essive *mennä *mecinä
translative *medeksi *meciksi
instructive *meden *mecin
comitative *mennek *mecinek
abessive *medettä *mecittä

Descendants
  • Estonian: mesi
  • Finnish: mesi (“nectar”)
  • Ingrian: mesi (“nectar”)
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: meši
    • South Karelian: meži
  • Livonian:
  • Livvi: mezi
  • Ludian: mezi, meži
  • Veps: mezi
  • Võro: mesi
  • Votic: mesi
  • → Proto-Samic: *mietë
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