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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/haljas

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 earlier *šaljas, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian zaļš, Lithuanian žalias) [1].

Adjective

*haljas

  1. green
    Synonym: *viherä
  2. unripe
    Synonym: *raaka
  3. bright, shining

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: haljas
  • Ingrian: haljas
  • Livonian: ǭļaz
  • Võro: hal'as
  • Votic: alʹlʹaz

Further reading

  • haljas in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), haljakka”, 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

References

  1. Junttila, Santeri; Kallio, Petri; Holopainen, Sampsa; Kuokkala, Juha; Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), haalea”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja (in Finnish), retrieved 2023-07-01
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