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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/valeh

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 from *vala +‎ *-eh.[1] Alternatively, and less likely, derived from *valadak.

Noun

*valeh

  1. lie, untruth

Inflection
Inflection of *valeh
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *valeh *valehet
accusative *valehen *valehet
genitive *valehen *valehten
*valehiden
partitive *valehta *valehita
inessive *valehessa
*valehehna		 *valehissa
*valehihna
elative *valehesta *valehista
illative *valehesen *valehisen
adessive *valehella *valehilla
ablative *valehelta *valehilta
allative *valehelen
*valehelek		 *valehilen
*valehilek
essive *valehena *valehina
translative *valeheksi *valehiksi
instructive *valehen *valehin
comitative *valehenek *valehinek
abessive *valehetta *valehitta

Descendants
  • Estonian: vale
  • Finnish: valhe, vale
  • Ingrian: vale
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: valeh
    • South Karelian: valeh
  • Livvi: valeh
  • Ludian: valeh
  • Votic: valõ

Further reading
  • vale in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN

References
  1. Junttila, Santeri; Kallio, Petri; Holopainen, Sampsa; Kuokkala, Juha; Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “valhe”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎ (in Finnish), retrieved 2022-12-31
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