Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/halëda

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 1

    From *haljas (bright, shining) +‎ *-ëda.[1]

    Adjective

    *halëda

    1. bright, shining
    2. pale
    Inflection
    Descendants
    • Estonian: hale
    • Finnish: haalea, (dialectal) halea
    • Ingrian: haalia
    • Karelian:
      • North Karelian: halie, hualie
      • North Karelian: halie, hualie
    • Livvi: halei

    Etymology 2

      From *hala +‎ *-ëda.[2]

      Adjective

      *halëda[3]

      1. sad
      2. pitiful
      3. wretched
      Inflection
      Descendants
      • Estonian: hale
      • Finnish: (dialectal) halea, haalea
      • Ingrian: hallia
      • Võro: hallõ
      • Votic: alõa (Kattila, Pummala)

      References

      1. ^ Santeri Junttila, Petri Kallio, Sampsa Holopainen, Juha Kuokkala, Juho Pystynen, editors (2020–), “haalea”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 12 October 2023
      2. ^ Santeri Junttila, Petri Kallio, Sampsa Holopainen, Juha Kuokkala, Juho Pystynen, editors (2020–), “halea”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[2] (in Finnish), retrieved 12 October 2023
      3. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*halëda”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[3] (in Finnish)

      Further reading

      • hale”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
      • Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “haalea”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[4] (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