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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/valëh

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

Probably from *vala + *-ëh.[1] Alternatively, and less likely, derived from *valadak with the same suffix.

Noun

*valëh

  1. lie, untruth

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: vale
  • Finnish: valhe, vale
  • Ingrian: vale
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: valeh
  • Ludian: valeh
  • Votic: valõ

Further reading

  • vale”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012

References

  1. Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “valhe”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja (in Finnish), retrieved 2022-12-31
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