Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/palci

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 earlier *palti, cognate with Proto-Samic *puoltë, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *falþaz (whence Old Norse faldr).

Noun

*palci[1]

  1. side, brink
  2. hard layer of soil or clay

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: palsi
    • Northern Sami: bálsi
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: palzi
  • Livvi: palzi
  • Proto-Samic: *pāltë, *puolčë (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “palsi”, 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

References

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