Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/alto

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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

Borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᚨᛚᛞᛟ (*aldo), from Proto-Germanic *aldǭ, whence Old Norse alda (wave).

Noun

*alto

  1. wave
    Synonym: *lainëh

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: (dialectal) ald
  • Finnish: aalto, (dialectal) alto
  • Ingrian: alto
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: aldo
  • Ludian: aldo
  • Veps: ald