Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/salpa

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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]

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *stalpą (whence dialectal Swedish stalpe (pole)).

Noun[edit]

*salpa

  1. (Northern Finnic) bolt (door bolt)

Inflection[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Finnish: salpa
  • Karelian: (Northern) salpa, (Southern) salba
  • Livvi: salbu
  • Ludian: salb
  • Veps: saub

Further reading[edit]

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