Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/haljas

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

From earlier *šaljas, borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic [Term?] (whence Latvian zaļš, Lithuanian žalias).[1]

Adjective

*haljas[2]

  1. green
    Synonym: *viherä
  2. unripe
    Synonym: *raaka
  3. bright, shining

Inflection

Inflection of *haljas
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *haljas *haljahët
accusative *haljahën *haljahët
genitive *haljahën *haljastën
*haljahidën
partitive *haljasta *haljahita
inessive *haljahëssa
*haljahëhna 		*haljahissa
*haljahihna
elative *haljahësta *haljahista
illative *haljahësën *haljahisën
adessive *haljahëlla *haljahilla
ablative *haljahëlta *haljahilta
allative *haljahëlën
*haljahëlëk 		*haljahilën
*haljahilëk
essive *haljassa *haljahina
translative *haljahëksi *haljahiksi
instructive *haljahën *haljahin
comitative *haljassëk *haljahinëk
abessive *haljahëtta *haljahitta

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: haljas
  • Finnish: haljas
  • Ingrian: haljas
  • Livonian:
    • Courland Livonian: ǭļaz
    • Vidzeme Livonian: ales
  • Võro: hal'as
  • Votic: alʹlʹaz

Further reading

  • “haljas”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “haljakka”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[3] (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

References

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “haalea”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 1 July 2023
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*haljas”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)
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