Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hala-

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

Probably back-formation from *halëda (“bright, shining, pale”) (for semantics cf. Icelandic gljávíðir).[1]

Noun

*hala-[2]

  1. bay willow (Salix pentandra)

Descendants

  • Estonian: hala- (in halapaju (+ paju))
  • Võro: hala- (in halapai (+ pai))

From *halakka:

  • Võro: halak- (in halakpuu (+ puu))

From *halaga:

  • Finnish: halava, (dialectal) halaja

From *halaba(s):

  • Livonian: alāb, alābõz

References

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri. Kantasuomen balttilaislainat 1. (A-)H (2020)
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*hala-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • “hala-”, 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), “halava”, in 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
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