From Proto-Finnic*pac'as, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic*bandstaz. Cognate to Ingrianpatsas(“pylon, bee nest”), Karelianpačaš(“a supporting vertical piece of wood, pylon”), Ludianpatšas(“post, pylon”), Estonianpatsas(“a column supporting an outer corner of an oven; (dialectal) backside of a wood-burning stove”), Vepspacaz(“post, pylon”). Possibly related to Northern Samibázzi(“grave monument, pylon, a heavy object difficult to move, support”) and Inari Samipääcis(“statue, pylon”).[1]
Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Further reading
“patsas”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja[Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki:Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
1937, N. S. Popova, translated by A. Kolesova, Arifmetikan oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (I. osa), Leningrad: Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 11:
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.
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Soikkola declension of patsas(type 2/patsas, no gradation)