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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/jalaga

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

Unknown. Possibly borrowed from Proto-Slavic *elьxa, *olьxa (alder).

Noun

*jalaga

  1. elm

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: jalakas
  • Finnish: jalava
  • Ingrian: jalaja
  • Ludian: d'alai
  • Veps: jalam
  • Võro: jallai
  • Votic: jalajõ, (Pummala) jalaja, jalaga, (Pummala) jalakka
    • Kukkuzi: jalakka

Further reading

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