Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ailas

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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]

Probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *ailą, *aildaz.[1]

Noun[edit]

*ailas (Northern Finnic)

  1. (burning) pain
  2. sting (sudden sharp pain)

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Finnish: (rare, poetic) ailas, ? ailahtaa
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: ailas
  • Ludian: ailaz
  • Veps: ailaz

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.

Further reading[edit]

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “ailas”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN