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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vëlka

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

Unknown.

Noun

*vëlka

  1. debt

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: võlg
  • Finnish: velka
  • Ingrian: velka
  • Karelian: (Northern) velka, (Southern) velga
  • Livonian: vȭlga
  • Livvi: velgu
  • Ludian: velg
  • Veps: velg
  • Võro: võlg
  • Votic: võlkõ
  • Proto-Samic: *vealkē

Further reading

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