Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/valjas

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

Possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic *valias (whence Old Prussian walis (drawbar)).

Noun

*valjas[1]

  1. (usually in the plural) harness, bridle

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *valjastadak

Descendants

  • Estonian: valjad pl
  • Finnish: valjaat pl, valjas
  • Ingrian: valjahat pl
  • Karelian: valjahat pl
  • Livvi: vaľľahad pl
  • Ludian: vaľľahad pl
  • Veps: vaľľastuz
  • Votic: valʹlʹad pl

References

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

Further reading

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