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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/muju

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

Unknown.

Noun

*muju (Northern Finnic)

  1. fine dust, ash ?

Inflection
Inflection of *muju
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *muju *mujut
accusative *mujun *mujut
genitive *mujun *mujudën
*mujuidën
partitive *mujuda *mujuida
inessive *mujussa
*mujuhna		 *mujuissa
*mujuihna
elative *mujusta *mujuista
illative *mujuhën *mujuihën
adessive *mujulla *mujuilla
ablative *mujulta *mujuilta
allative *mujulën
*mujulëk		 *mujuilën
*mujuilëk
essive *mujuna *mujuina
translative *mujuksi *mujuiksi
instructive *mujun *mujuin
comitative *mujunëk *mujuinëk
abessive *mujutta *mujuitta

Descendants
  • Finnish: muju
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: muju
    • South Karelian: muju
  • Livvi: muju
  • Ludian: muju
  • Veps: muju

Further reading
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “muju”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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