Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/oldak

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 Proto-Uralic *wole-.

Verb

*oldak (stem *olë-)[1]

  1. to be

Inflection

This verb is the only clearly irregular verb in Proto-Finnic, thus, the third person present forms used the stem *om- instead of regular *ol-. The endings are also irregular, -i and -at are attached directly to the stem. Many modern Finnic languages used the third person singular present descending from shortened form *on (regularly from earlier *om).

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: olema/olla
  • Finnish: olla
  • Ingrian: olla
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: olla
    • South Karelian: olla
  • Livonian:
  • Livvi: olla
  • Ludian: olda
  • Veps: olda
  • Võro: olõma/ollaq
  • Votic: õllõ

References

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