From Proto-Uralic *kälew. Cognates include Proto-Finnic *kälü and Proto-Samic *kālōj-.
Udmurt shows the irregular change of the initial vowel under influence of the following -i-: *kɛl- > *kol- > *kal-.
*kɛl (stem *kɛlj-)
Declension of *kɛl (stem: *kɛlj-) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *kɛl | *kɛljas | |
accusative | indefinite | *kɛl | *kɛljas |
definite | *kɛljäs | *kɛljasäs | |
instrumental | *kɛljän | *kɛljasän | |
caritive | *kɛltäk | *kɛljastäk | |
consecutive | *kɛlla | *kɛljasla | |
genitive | *kɛllän | *kɛljaslän | |
ablative | *kɛlliś | *kɛljasliś | |
dative | *kɛlli | *kɛljasli | |
inessive | *kɛljin | *kɛljasin | |
elative | *kɛljiś | *kɛljasiś | |
illative | *kɛljä | *kɛljasä | |
egressive | *kɛlśań | *kɛljasśań | |
approximative | *kɛllań | *kɛljaslań | |
terminative | *kɛljäʒ́ | *kɛljasäʒ́ | |
translative | *kɛlti | *kɛljasti |
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
*kɛl