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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/valkeda

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

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *wëlketa. Cognates include Eastern Mari волгыдо (volgydo, light) and Proto-Samic *vielkëtē.

Adjective

*valkeda

  1. white

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: valge
  • Finnish: valkea
  • Ingrian: valkia
  • Karelian: valkie, valgie
  • Livonian: vālda
  • Livvi: valgei
  • Ludian: valged
  • Veps: vauged
  • Võro: valgõ
  • Votic: valka

Derived terms

References

  • valge in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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