Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ilbes

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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

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Etymology

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From earlier *ilpekse; cognate with Proto-Samic *ëlpës. Further origin unknown, potentially a substrate word. Has at times been compared to Lithuanian vilpišys (wildcat) and other derivatives from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p- ~ *h₂ulp- as well; an Indo-European etymon proposed in a presentation given by Heikkilä (2015) is Proto-Indo-European *wḷp-iksios, which would have been borrowed into Finnic through a Para-West Uralic language (Proto-Indo-European *wḷp-iksios → Para-West Uralic *(w)ülpiksi > *ilpiksi → Early Proto-Finnic *ilpekse).

Noun

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*ilbes

  1. lynx

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: ilves
  • Finnish: ilves
  • Ingrian: ilves
  • Karelian: ilves
  • Livonian: īlbõks
  • Ludian: ilvez
  • Veps: il'bez
  • Võro: ilves
  • Votic: ilvez