Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nalja

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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

Possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *nalja.

Noun

*nalja[1]

  1. joke

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: nali
  • Finnish: (archaic) nalja
  • Ingrian: nalja
  • Livonian: nǭļa
  • Võro: nali
  • Votic: nalʹlʹõ

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*nalja”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto (in Finnish)

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