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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/varahainën

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 *varas +‎ *-inën.

Adjective

*varahainën

  1. early

Inflection
Inflection of *varahainën
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *varahainën *varahaicët
accusative *varahaicën *varahaicët
genitive *varahaicën *varahaictën
*varahaicidën
partitive *varahaicta *varahaicida
inessive *varahaicëssa
*varahaicëhna		 *varahaicissa
*varahaicihna
elative *varahaicësta *varahaicista
illative *varahaicëhën *varahaicihën
adessive *varahaicëlla *varahaicilla
ablative *varahaicëlta *varahaicilta
allative *varahaicëlën
*varahaicëlëk		 *varahaicilën
*varahaicilëk
essive *varahainna *varahaicina
translative *varahaicëksi *varahaiciksi
instructive *varahaicën *varahaicin
comitative *varahainnëk *varahaicinëk
abessive *varahaicëtta *varahaicitta

Descendants
  • Estonian: varane
  • Finnish: varhainen, (dialectal) varahainen, varahinen, varainen
  • Ingrian: varahain
  • Livonian: va’rri
  • Võro: varahanõ, varahinõ

Further reading
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “varhainen”, 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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