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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/këlta

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 a Baltic language, compare Lithuanian geltas, Latvian dzelta.

Noun

*këlta

  1. yellow (color)
  2. species of club moss (Diphasiastrum complanatum) used for dyeing fabrics

Inflection
Inflection of *këlta
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *këlta *këldat
accusative *këldan *këldat
genitive *këldan *këltadën
*këltoidën
partitive *këltada *këltoida
inessive *këldassa
*këldahna		 *këldoissa
*këldoihna
elative *këldasta *këldoista
illative *këltahën *këltoihën
adessive *këldalla *këldoilla
ablative *këldalta *këldoilta
allative *këltalën
*këltalëk		 *këltoilën
*këltoilëk
essive *këltana *këltoina
translative *këldaksi *këldoiksi
instructive *këldan *këldoin
comitative *këltanëk *këltoinëk
abessive *këldatta *këldoitta

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Estonian: kold, (dialectal) kõld
  • Finnish: kelta
  • Ingrian: (in compounds) kelta
  • Karelian: kelta, kelda
  • Livvi: keldu
  • Ludian: keld
  • Veps: keld, keud, küud
  • Votic: kõltõ

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