Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/olki

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

Akin to Erzya олго (olgo). Further origin unknown. As agricultural terminology, the word is unlikely to derive from Proto-Uralic.

Noun

*olki

hay

Inflection

Inflection of *olki

	singular	plural
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
nominative	*olki	*olget
accusative	*olgen	*olget
genitive	*olgen	olkeden olkiden
partitive	*olkeda	*olkida
inessive	olgessa olgehna	olgissa olgihna
elative	*olgesta	*olgista
illative	*olkehen	*olkihen
adessive	*olgella	*olgilla
ablative	*olgelta	*olgilta
allative	olkelen olkelek	olkilen olkilek
essive	*olkena	*olkina
translative	*olgeksi	*olgiksi
instructive	*olgen	*olgin
comitative	*olkenek	*olkinek
abessive	*olgetta	*olgitta

Descendants

Estonian: õlg
Finnish: olki
Ingrian: olki
Karelian: (Northern) olki, (Southern) olgi
Livonian: vȯļg
Livvi: olgi
Ludian: ol'g
Veps: ol'g
Võro: olg'
Votic: õltši
→ Northern Sami: oalga
→ Inari Sami: olgâ
→ Skolt Sami: vuõllg
→ Kildin Sami: о̄ллк (ōllk)

References

õlg in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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