Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/murëh

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

Possibly from the onomatopoeic *murist'ak (with +‎ *-ëh), or a loanword from Proto-Germanic *muriz. Related to Northern Sami moraš.

Noun

*murëh

1. sorrow, grief

Inflection

Inflection of *murëh

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*murëh	*murëhët
accusative		*murëhën	*murëhët
genitive		*murëhën	*murëhtën *murëhidën
partitive		*murëhta	*murëhita
inessive		*murëhëssa *murëhëhna	*murëhissa *murëhihna
elative		*murëhësta	*murëhista
illative		*murëhësën	*murëhisën
adessive		*murëhëlla	*murëhilla
ablative		*murëhëlta	*murëhilta
allative		*murëhëlën *murëhëlëk	*murëhilën *murëhilëk
essive		*murëhëna	*murëhina
translative		*murëhëksi	*murëhiksi
instructive		*murëhën	*murëhin
comitative		*murëhënëk	*murëhinëk
abessive		*murëhëtta	*murëhitta

Descendants

• Estonian: mure
• Finnish: murhe
• Ingrian: murhe
  • → Votic: murhõ, murõ
• Karelian: mureh
• Livonian: mur
• Võro: murõh, murõq

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland