Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vilk'as

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

According to SSA and EES, of sound-symbolic origin.^[1]^[2] Possibly from the same root as *vilkkadak, with +‎ *-s.

Adjective

*vilk'as^[3]

lively, brisk

Inflection

Inflection of *vilk'as

	singular	plural
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
nominative	*vilk'as	*vilkkahët
accusative	*vilkkahën	*vilkkahët
genitive	*vilkkahën	vilk'astën vilkkahidën
partitive	*vilk'asta	*vilkkahita
inessive	vilkkahëssa vilkkahëhna	vilkkahissa vilkkahihna
elative	*vilkkahësta	*vilkkahista
illative	*vilkkahësën	*vilkkahisën
adessive	*vilkkahëlla	*vilkkahilla
ablative	*vilkkahëlta	*vilkkahilta
allative	vilkkahëlën vilkkahëlëk	vilkkahilën vilkkahilëk
essive	*vilk'assa	*vilkkahina
translative	*vilkkahëksi	*vilkkahiksi
instructive	*vilkkahën	*vilkkahin
comitative	*vilk'assëk	*vilkkahinëk
abessive	*vilkkahëtta	*vilkkahitta

Descendants

Estonian: vilgas
Finnish: vilkas
Ingrian: vilkas
Karelian:
- South Karelian: vilkas

References

^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “vilkas”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎^[1] (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
^ “vilgas”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*vilk̆kas”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎^[2] (in Finnish)

[1] Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “vilkas”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎^[1] (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

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

[3] Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*vilk̆kas”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎^[2] (in Finnish)

[1]

[2]

[3]