Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hulpa

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

Unknown.

Noun

*hulpa[1]

  1. selvage (edge of fabric)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: ultus, (dialectal) ulbus
  • Finnish: hulpio, (dialectal) hulpa, hulpilo
  • Ingrian: hulpelo, hulpela
  • Karelian: hulpa, hulpilo
  • Livvi: hurbilo
  • Ludian: hurbil
  • Veps: hulbe
  • Võro: hulbõq
  • Proto-Samic: *(h)olpē

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*hulpa”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • ultus”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012