The partitive case is found in a groupe of FU laguages scattered in
the same area as the slavonic languages. I think the use of
partitive/partitive genitive is feature of that geografic area and
that the slavonic and FU laguages have mutually influenced each other.
In a newer period the Scandinavian languages and Balto-phennic
languages also have influenced each other mutually, espesially in the
syntax and in the use of grammatical elements. In the areas of Norway
that are close to the FU area you easily find syntactical
simularities with finnish, for example in questions.
In finnish "where is the boy": Missä poika on? (Where - the boy - is)
In standard norwegian: "Hvor er gutten" (Where - is - the boy?).
In the north of Norway: "Kor gutten e?" (Where - the boy - is)
--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "tgpedersen" <tgpedersen@...> wrote:
> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Peter P" <no1@...> wrote:
> > --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "aquila_grande"
> <aquila_grande@...>
> > wrote:
> > > I think I will go outside IE to finnish, and opt for partitive -
> in
> > > that language a very successfull case. It originates from an
old
> > > ablative, and according to the steppe hypotesis the same
element
> as
> > > the IE ablative.
> > >
> > >
> > The "Finnish Empire" thriving on the partitive case?
> >
> At least as substrate influence making the Slavs use the ablative
as
> (partitive) genetive?
>
> Torsten