Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/valkëda
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From Proto-Finno-Ugric *wëlketa. Cognates include Erzya валдо (valdo, “light”), Eastern Mari волгыдо (volgydo, “light”) and Proto-Samic *vielkëtē.
Adjective
*valkëda[1]
Inflection
Inflection of *valkëda
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *valkëda | *valkëdat | |
| accusative | *valkëdan | *valkëdat | |
| genitive | *valkëdan | *valkëdadën *valkëdëidën | |
| partitive | *valkëdata | *valkëdëita | |
| inessive | *valkëdassa *valkëdahna |
*valkëdëissa *valkëdëihna | |
| elative | *valkëdasta | *valkëdëista | |
| illative | *valkëdasën | *valkëdëisën | |
| adessive | *valkëdalla | *valkëdëilla | |
| ablative | *valkëdalta | *valkëdëilta | |
| allative | *valkëdalën *valkëdalëk |
*valkëdëilën *valkëdëilëk | |
| essive | *valkëdana | *valkëdëina | |
| translative | *valkëdaksi | *valkëdëiksi | |
| instructive | *valkëdan | *valkëdëin | |
| comitative | *valkëdanëk | *valkëdëinëk | |
| abessive | *valkëdatta | *valkëdëitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: valge
- Finnish: valkea
- Ingrian: valkia
- Karelian: valkie, valgie
- Livonian:
- Livvi: valgei
- Ludian: valged
- Veps: vauged
- Võro: valgõ
- Votic: valka
Derived terms
- *valkëdus
- *valgët'ak
- *valkoi
Related terms
References
- “valge”, 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), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][2] (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