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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sälidäk

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 *śälä- + *-idäk. Cognates include Proto-Samic *čālētēk.

Verb

*sälidäk (stem *säli-)[1]

  1. to cut into splinters

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: (dialectal) säliä, säle
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: šälö
    • South Karelian: šälö

References

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

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “säle”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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