Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/elo
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From *elädäk (“to live”) + *-o.
Noun
*elo
- life
- Synonym: *elämä
- possessions, goods
- house
Inflection
Inflection of *elo
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *elo | *elot | |
| accusative | *elon | *elot | |
| genitive | *elon | *elodën *eloidën | |
| partitive | *eloda | *eloida | |
| inessive | *elossa *elohna |
*eloissa *eloihna | |
| elative | *elosta | *eloista | |
| illative | *elohën | *eloihën | |
| adessive | *elolla | *eloilla | |
| ablative | *elolta | *eloilta | |
| allative | *elolën *elolëk |
*eloilën *eloilëk | |
| essive | *elona | *eloina | |
| translative | *eloksi | *eloiksi | |
| instructive | *elon | *eloin | |
| comitative | *elonëk | *eloinëk | |
| abessive | *elotta | *eloitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: elu
- Finnish: elo
- Ingrian: elo
- Karelian:
- Livonian: je’l
- Livvi: elo
- Ludian: elo
- Veps: elo
- Võro: elo
- Votic: elo
- →? Proto-Samic: *ealō (see there for further descendants)
Further reading
- Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “elo”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][1] (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