Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/olki

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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 earlier *olke, somehow akin to Erzya олго (olgo) (< *ulke). Further origin unknown. As agricultural terminology, the word is unlikely to derive from Proto-Uralic; possibly from the Pre-West Uralic agricultural substrate.

Noun[edit]

*olki

  1. straw, hay

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: õlg
  • Finnish: olki
  • Ingrian: olki
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: olki
    • South Karelian: olgi
  • Livonian: vȯļg
  • Livvi: olgi
  • Ludian: ol'g
  • Veps: ol'g
  • Võro: olg'
  • Votic: õltši
  • Northern Sami: oalga
  • Inari Sami: olgâ
  • Skolt Sami: vuõllg
  • Kildin Sami: о̄ллк (ōllk)

References[edit]

  • õlg”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (online version, in Estonian), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN