kantasuomi

== Finnish == === Etymology === kanta +‎ suomi === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑntɑˌsuo̯mi/, [ˈkɑ̝n̪t̪ɑ̝ˌs̠uo̞̯mi] Rhymes: -uomi Syllabification(key): kan‧ta‧suo‧mi Hyphenation(key): kanta‧suomi === Noun === kantasuomi Proto-Finnic (hypothetical language, ancestor of all of the Finnic languages) ==== Usage notes ==== kantasuomi may also broadly include varhaiskantasuomi (“Early Proto-Finnic”), which is usually reconstructed as an early form of the ancestor of not just the Finnic, but also the Samic languages, therefore corresponding to Proto-Finno-Samic. More recently, it has even been proposed that 'Early Proto-Finnic' could be ancestral to the Mordvinic languages as well. ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== varhaiskantasuomi keskikantasuomi myöhäiskantasuomi ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kantasuomi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023