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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/älü

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-Permic *älwä.

Noun

*älü

  1. intellect, intelligence, understanding

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: äly
  • Ingrian: äly
    • Votic: älü
  • Karelian: äly

Further reading

  • Entry #1195 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), äly”, in 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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