Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kumpi

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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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Etymology

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From *ku +‎ *-mpi.

Pronoun

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*kumpi

  1. which (of two alternatives, interrogative)

Inflection

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Descendants

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Descendants with a final a are by analogy with the inflected forms, or in the case of kumpainen, due to old derivation.

  • Estonian: kumb
  • Finnish: kumpi, kumpainen
  • Ingrian: kumpa, kumpain
  • Karelian:
  • Veps: kudamb (with extended stem *kuta-)
  • Võro: kumb
  • Votic: kumpõ