Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rauha

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

Etymology

Unclear. Similarity to Germanic words has been noted (compare German Ruhe, Swedish ro, Proto-Germanic *rōwō, all of the same meaning), but no phonetically acceptable borrowing scenario has been formulated.

Noun

*rauha

peace, tranquility

Inflection

Inflection of *rauha

	singular	plural
nominative	*rauha	*rauhat
accusative	*rauhan	*rauhat
genitive	*rauhan	rauhaden rauheiden
partitive	*rauhada	*rauheida
inessive	*rauhassa	*rauheissa
elative	*rauhasta	*rauheista
illative	*rauhahen	*rauheihen
adessive	*rauhalla	*rauheilla
ablative	*rauhalta	*rauheilta
allative	*rauhalek	*rauheilek
essive	*rauhana	*rauheina
translative	*rauhaksi	*rauheiksi
instructive	*rauhan	*rauhein
comitative	*rauhanek	*rauheinek
abessive	*rauhakta	*rauheikta

Derived terms

*rauhat'oin

Descendants

Estonian: rahu
Finnish: rauha
Ingrian: rauha
- → Votic: rauha
Karelian: rauha
Livvi: rauhu
→ Southern Sami: raeffie
→ Ume Sami: [Term?] (raahfee)
→ Pite Sami: ráffe
→ Lule Sami: ráfe
→ Northern Sami: ráfi
→ Skolt Sami: rääuh

References

rahu in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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