Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/valo
Proto-Finnic
Etymology 1
Possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *waĺɜ.
Noun
*valo[1]
- light (visible radiation)
Inflection
Inflection of *valo
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *valo | *valot | |
| accusative | *valon | *valot | |
| genitive | *valon | *valodën *valoidën | |
| partitive | *valoda | *valoida | |
| inessive | *valossa *valohna |
*valoissa *valoihna | |
| elative | *valosta | *valoista | |
| illative | *valohën | *valoihën | |
| adessive | *valolla | *valoilla | |
| ablative | *valolta | *valoilta | |
| allative | *valolën *valolëk |
*valoilën *valoilëk | |
| essive | *valona | *valoina | |
| translative | *valoksi | *valoiksi | |
| instructive | *valon | *valoin | |
| comitative | *valonëk | *valoinëk | |
| abessive | *valotta | *valoitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: valu
- Finnish: valo
- Karelian:
- North Karelian: valo
- Ingrian: valo
- Livonian: va’l
- Võro: valo
- Votic: valo
References
Etymology 2
Probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kwalō. Alternatively, and less likely, a development from Etymology 1 ("shine" > "burning sensation" > "pain").
Noun
*valo
Inflection
Inflection of *valo
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *valo | *valot | |
| accusative | *valon | *valot | |
| genitive | *valon | *valodën *valoidën | |
| partitive | *valoda | *valoida | |
| inessive | *valossa *valohna |
*valoissa *valoihna | |
| elative | *valosta | *valoista | |
| illative | *valohën | *valoihën | |
| adessive | *valolla | *valoilla | |
| ablative | *valolta | *valoilta | |
| allative | *valolën *valolëk |
*valoilën *valoilëk | |
| essive | *valona | *valoina | |
| translative | *valoksi | *valoiksi | |
| instructive | *valon | *valoin | |
| comitative | *valonëk | *valoinëk | |
| abessive | *valotta | *valoitta | |
Descendants
Further reading
- Entry #1112 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
- “valu”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012