Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sala

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Uralic *sala (to hide, to steal, thief).

Noun[edit]

*sala

  1. secret
  2. thief
    Synonym: *vargas

Adjective[edit]

*sala

  1. secret

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Finnish: sala
  • Ingrian: sala
  • Livonian: salā
  • Võro: sala ("spy, thief")
  • Votic: sala-

From *salada ("secretly"):

Further reading[edit]

  • sala”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Entry #871 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.