Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kümmen

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed words 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

**Proto-Finnic cardinal numbers**
< 9	10	11 >
Cardinal : kümmen Ordinal* : *kümmenec

Etymology

Probably related to Finnish kämmen and Veps kämen. Compare Erzya кемень (kemenʹ). Displaced Proto-Uralic *luka.

Numeral

*kümmen

ten
(as a noun) decade, group of ten

Inflection

Inflection of *kümmen

	singular	plural
nominative	*kümmen	*kümmenet
accusative	*kümmenen	*kümmenet
genitive	*kümmenen	kümmenden kümmeniden
partitive	*kümmentä	*kümmenitä
inessive	*kümmenessä	*kümmenissä
elative	*kümmenestä	*kümmenistä
illative	*kümmenesen	*kümmenisen
adessive	*kümmenellä	*kümmenillä
ablative	*kümmeneltä	*kümmeniltä
allative	*kümmenelek	*kümmenilek
essive	*kümmennä	*kümmeninä
translative	*kümmeneksi	*kümmeniksi
instructive	*kümmenen	*kümmenin
comitative	*kümmennek	*kümmeninek
abessive	*kümmenektä	*kümmeniktä

Descendants

Estonian: kümme
Finnish: kymmenen (“ten”, numeral), kymmen (“ten in certain compound words”, noun)
Ingrian: kümmen
Karelian: kymmenen, kymmen
Kven: kymmenen
Livonian: kim
Livvi: kymmene
Meänkieli: kymmenen
Veps: kümne
Võro: kümme
Votic: tšümmee

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