Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-lta

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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

Etymology

Probably contracted from the genitive ending *-n + *ülä (“upper, above”) + Proto-Uralic *-ta (ablative suffix), perhaps through a Uralic postposition *ültä: (*-n-ülä-tä >) *-n-ültä > *-n-ltä > *-lta/*-ltä.[1]

In the past also thought to derive from *-la + the aforementioned ablative suffix.

Suffix

*-lta / *-ltä

  1. Ablative case ending.

Descendants

  • Estonian: -lt
  • Finnish: -lta
  • Ingrian: -lt
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: -lta
    • South Karelian: -lda
  • Livonian: -ld, -ldō, -õld
  • Livvi: -l, ⇒ -lpäi (+ päi to avoid merging with adessive)
  • Ludian: (merged with adessive *-lla)
  • ⇒ Veps: -lpäi (+ päi to avoid merging with adessive)
  • Võro: -lt
  • Votic: -ltõ

References

  1. ^ Aikio, Ante & Ylikoski, Jussi. The origin of the Finnic l-cases. Fenno-Ugrica Suecana Nova Series 15 (2016). pp. 59-158
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