Unknown. Likely from earlier *šülkeš and often compared with Proto-Germanic *selhaz (“seal”), as a loan in either direction or from a common third, perhaps substrate, source. According to Nirvi (1944), from *hülgäit'äk + *-ëh.
*hülgeh[1]
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
singular | plural | ||
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nominative | *hülgeh | *hülkehet | |
accusative | *hülkehen | *hülkehet | |
genitive | *hülkehen | *hülgehten *hülkehiden | |
partitive | *hülgehtä | *hülkehitä | |
inessive | *hülkehessä *hülkehehnä |
*hülkehissä *hülkehihnä | |
elative | *hülkehestä | *hülkehistä | |
illative | *hülkehesen | *hülkehisen | |
adessive | *hülkehellä | *hülkehillä | |
ablative | *hülkeheltä | *hülkehiltä | |
allative | *hülkehelen *hülkehelek |
*hülkehilen *hülkehilek | |
essive | *hülkehenä | *hülkehinä | |
translative | *hülkeheksi | *hülkehiksi | |
instructive | *hülkehen | *hülkehin | |
comitative | *hülkehenek | *hülkehinek | |
abessive | *hülkehettä | *hülkehittä |