Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/paljo

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

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly a borrowing from Proto-Germanic *felu (compare German viel, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌿 (filu)), a borrowing from Proto-Slavic *boľьjь or an inherited word from Proto-Uralic *paljɜ (compare Eastern Mari [script needed] (pülä), Eastern Mansi [script needed] (pőĺ), Tundra Nenets [script needed] (paĺ)). None of the aforementioned theories is certain.

Adjective

*paljo

1. plenty, voluminous, a lot (of), much

Declension

Inflection of *paljo

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*paljo	*paljot
accusative		*paljon	*paljot
genitive		*paljon	*paljodën *paljoidën
partitive		*paljoda	*paljoida
inessive		*paljossa *paljohna	*paljoissa *paljoihna
elative		*paljosta	*paljoista
illative		*paljohën	*paljoihën
adessive		*paljolla	*paljoilla
ablative		*paljolta	*paljoilta
allative		*paljolën *paljolëk	*paljoilën *paljoilëk
essive		*paljona	*paljoina
translative		*paljoksi	*paljoiksi
instructive		*paljon	*paljoin
comitative		*paljonëk	*paljoinëk
abessive		*paljotta	*paljoitta

Descendants

• Estonian: palju
• Finnish: paljo
• Ingrian: paljo
• Võro: pall'o
• Votic: palʹlʹo

Further reading

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
• “palju”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
• Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*paljon”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto‎^[2] (in Finnish)