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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hellä

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed words 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

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Adjective

*hellä

  1. gentle
  2. tender, sensitive

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: hell
  • Finnish: hellä
  • Ingrian: hellä
  • Karelian: hellä
  • Livvi: helly
  • Võro: hell
  • Votic: ellä

Further reading

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