Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/mek

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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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Uralic *me.

Pronoun

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*mek

  1. we

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: me, meie (from the genitive)
  • Finnish: me
  • Livonian: meg
  • Võro: mi, miiq

References

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  • te”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
  • Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*möö/*mei-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[2] (in Finnish)