Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pälvi

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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]

Cognate with Proto-Samic *pievlë, further origin uncertain. Possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Lithuanian pal̃vė and Old Prussian palve).

Noun[edit]

*pälvi

  1. snowless spot on the ground

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Finnish: pälvi
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: pälvi
  • Ludian: pälv
  • Võro: pälv', pälveq

Further reading[edit]

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “pälvi”, 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