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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/paldëk

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *falþaz (whence Old Norse faldr, Norwegian Bokmål fald) + *-ëk.

Noun

*paldëk[1]

  1. hem (of clothing)
  2. brink, edge
  3. slope, hillside

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: palistus
  • Finnish: palle
  • Ingrian: palle
  • Livonian: (Salaca) pāld
  • Võro: palistus
  • Votic: paltta

From *palt'ëk:

References

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

Further reading

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