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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/haltijas

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

Borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᚺᚨᛚᛞᛁᛃᚨᛉ (*haldijaz, holder) [1].

Noun

*haltijas

  1. spirit, supernatural being

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: haldjas
  • Finnish: haltija, haltia
    • Inari Sami: häldee
    • Lule Sami: hállde
    • Northern Sami: háldi
  • Ingrian: haltias
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: haltie
    • South Karelian: haldie
  • Livvi: haldii
  • Ludian: halgij
  • Votic: altiaz, altia

Further reading

  • haldjas 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–), haltia”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja (in Finnish)
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