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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/koljoi

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

Probably borrowed from Pre-Proto-Germanic *koljā, later *haljō (whence Old Norse Hel (goddess of the realm of the dead)) + *-oi.

Noun

*koljoi[1]

  1. evil spirit
  2. mythical giant

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: koll
  • Finnish: (dialectal) koljo
    • Lule Sami: goallja

References

  1. Kallio, Petri (2020–), *koljoi”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • Aikio, Ante: New and Old Samoyed Etymologies Pt.1, Finnisch-Ugrische Forschungen 57 (2002).
  • koll in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), koljo”, 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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