Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kulta

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 *gulþą.

Noun

*kulta[1]

  1. gold (metal)

Inflection

Inflection of *kulta
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *kulta *kuldat
accusative *kuldan *kuldat
genitive *kuldan *kultadën
*kultëidën
partitive *kultada *kultëida
inessive *kuldassa
*kuldahna 		*kuldëissa
*kuldëihna
elative *kuldasta *kuldëista
illative *kultahën *kultëihën
adessive *kuldalla *kuldëilla
ablative *kuldalta *kuldëilta
allative *kultalën
*kultalëk 		*kultëilën
*kultëilëk
essive *kultana *kultëina
translative *kuldaksi *kuldëiksi
instructive *kuldan *kuldëin
comitative *kultanëk *kultëinëk
abessive *kuldatta *kuldëitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: kuld
  • Finnish: kulta
    • Samic:
      • → Kemi Sami: kolde
      • → Ter Sami: колльтӭ (kollʼt’e)
  • Ingrian: kulta
  • Karelian: kulta, kulda
  • Livonian: kūlda
  • Livvi: kuldu
  • Ludian: kuld
  • Veps: kuld
  • Võro: kuld
  • Votic: kultõ

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*kulta”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • “kuld”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
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