Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vala

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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

From Proto-Uralic *wala. Cognates include Proto-Samic *vuolē (song) and Proto-Mordvinic *valə (word).

Noun

*vala[1]

  1. oath

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Finnish: vala
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: vala
    • South Karelian: vala
  • Livvi: vala

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*vala”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎ (in Finnish)