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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vilja

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

Borrowed from an Indo-European language, compare Russian обилие (obilije) and Czech obilí. Cognate with Proto-Samic *vëljē.

Noun

*vilja

  1. grain, cereal
  2. abundance, plenty

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: vili
  • Finnish: vilja
  • Ingrian: vilja
  • Karelian: vilja
  • Livonian: vīļa
  • Livvi: vil'l'u
  • Ludian: vil'
  • Veps: vil'l'
  • Võro: vili
  • Votic: viľľa

Further reading

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