Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hëlppo

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 *helpō.

Adjective

*hëlppo^[1]

easy, simple

Noun

*hëlppo^[1]

Inflection

Inflection of *hëlppo

	singular	plural
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
nominative	*hëlppo	*hëlp'ot
accusative	*hëlp'on	*hëlp'ot
genitive	*hëlp'on	hëlppodën hëlppoidën
partitive	*hëlppoda	*hëlppoida
inessive	hëlp'ossa hëlp'ohna	hëlp'oissa hëlp'oihna
elative	*hëlp'osta	*hëlp'oista
illative	*hëlppohën	*hëlppoihën
adessive	*hëlp'olla	*hëlp'oilla
ablative	*hëlp'olta	*hëlp'oilta
allative	hëlppolën hëlppolëk	hëlppoilën hëlppoilëk
essive	*hëlppona	*hëlppoina
translative	*hëlp'oksi	*hëlp'oiksi
instructive	*hëlp'on	*hëlp'oin
comitative	*hëlpponëk	*hëlppoinëk
abessive	*hëlp'otta	*hëlp'oitta

Descendants

Estonian: hõlp
Finnish: helppo
- → Inari Sami: hiälppu
- → Northern Sami: healpu
Ingrian: helppo
Karelian:
- North Karelian: helppo
- South Karelian: helppo
Livvi: helpo
⇒ Ludian: helpota
Võro: hõlp

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*hëlppo”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎^[1] (in Finnish)

“hõlp”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “helppo”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

[YSuS-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*hëlppo”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎^[1] (in Finnish)

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