Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tëla

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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-Germanic *þelą.[1]

Noun

*tëla

  1. roller (one of a set of round logs used to help move a large object by rolling it over the logs)
    Synonym: *kalju
  2. log or other piece of wood used as support to keep something, such as a boat or a pile of firewood from directly touching the ground

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: tela
  • Ingrian: tela
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: tela
    • South Karelian: tela
  • Livvi: tela
  • Ludian: tela
  • Veps: tela

References

  1. ^ Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.

Further reading

  • tela”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “tela”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN