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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/valju

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 the same root *val- as *valkëda and *valo.[1] This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adjective

*valju

  1. pale
    Synonym: *kalbas
  2. sick, ill
  3. hard, harsh, severe

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: vali
  • Finnish: valju
  • Ingrian: valju
  • Votic: valʹlʹu

Further reading

  • vali in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), valju”, 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–), valju”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja (in Finnish), retrieved 2023-05-04
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