Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/salaja

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 *salaja (“thief”) (whence also Moksha салай (salaj) and Proto-Samoyedic *tåläjə), derived from Proto-Uralic *sala.

Noun

*salaja

  1. thief
    Synonym: *vargas

Inflection

Inflection of *salaja
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *salaja *salajat
accusative *salajan *salajat
genitive *salajan *salajadën
*salajoidën
partitive *salajata *salajoita
inessive *salajassa
*salajahna 		*salajoissa
*salajoihna
elative *salajasta *salajoista
illative *salajasën *salajoisën
adessive *salajalla *salajoilla
ablative *salajalta *salajoilta
allative *salajalën
*salajalëk 		*salajoilën
*salajoilëk
essive *salajana *salajoina
translative *salajaksi *salajoiksi
instructive *salajan *salajoin
comitative *salajanëk *salajoinëk
abessive *salajatta *salajoitta

Descendants

  • Livonian: (Courland) salāj, salāji, (Salaca) salaji, salai
  • >? Võro: sallai, sala
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