Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/soola

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

In some fashion from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls (compare e.g. Latvian sāls, Tocharian A sāle), though the exact route of derivation is not known. The long vowel indicates borrowing independently from the words in more eastern Uralic languages, such as Erzya сал (sal), Komi-Zyrian сол (sol). Earlier accounts have suggested a common proto-form *salɜ and irregular vowel lengthening in Finnic.

Noun

*soola

1. salt

Inflection

Inflection of *soola

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*soola	*soolat
accusative		*soolan	*soolat
genitive		*soolan	*sooladën *soolëidën
partitive		*soolada	*soolëida
inessive		*soolassa *soolahna	*soolëissa *soolëihna
elative		*soolasta	*soolëista
illative		*soolahën	*soolëihën
adessive		*soolalla	*soolëilla
ablative		*soolalta	*soolëilta
allative		*soolalën *soolalëk	*soolëilën *soolëilëk
essive		*soolana	*soolëina
translative		*soolaksi	*soolëiksi
instructive		*soolan	*soolëin
comitative		*soolanëk	*soolëinëk
abessive		*soolatta	*soolëitta

Derived terms

• *soolainën
• *soolat'ak

Descendants

• Estonian: sool
• Finnish: suola
• Ingrian: soola
• Karelian: šuola
• Livonian: sūol
• Livvi: suolu
• Ludian: suol
• Veps: sol
• Võro: suul
• Votic: soolõ

References

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