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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nalja

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

Possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *nalja.

Noun

*nalja

  1. joke

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: nali
  • Finnish: (archaic) nalja
  • Ingrian: nalja
  • Livonian: nǭļa
  • Võro: nali
  • Votic: naľľa

Further reading

  • nali in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Entry #1423 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
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