Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pelko

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

*pelkä- +‎ *-o, from the same root as *pelgäit'äk (“to fear, be afraid”) (which see for more).

Noun

*pelko

  1. fear, dread
    Synonym: *hirmu

Inflection

Inflection of *pelko
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *pelko *pelgot
accusative *pelgon *pelgot
genitive *pelgon *pelkodën
*pelkoidën
partitive *pelkoda *pelkoida
inessive *pelgossa
*pelgohna 		*pelgoissa
*pelgoihna
elative *pelgosta *pelgoista
illative *pelkohën *pelkoihën
adessive *pelgolla *pelgoilla
ablative *pelgolta *pelgoilta
allative *pelkolën
*pelkolëk 		*pelkoilën
*pelkoilëk
essive *pelkona *pelkoina
translative *pelgoksi *pelgoiksi
instructive *pelgon *pelgoin
comitative *pelkonëk *pelkoinëk
abessive *pelgotta *pelgoitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: (dialectal) pelg
  • Finnish: pelko
  • Ingrian: pelko
  • Karelian: pelko
  • Võro: pelg
  • Votic: pelko
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