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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/këltainën

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 *këlta +‎ *-inën.

Adjective

*këltainën

  1. yellow

Inflection
Inflection of *këltainën
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *këltainën *këltaicët
accusative *këltaicën *këltaicët
genitive *këltaicën *këldaictën
*këltaicidën
partitive *këldaicta *këltaicita
inessive *këltaicëssa
*këltaicëhna		 *këltaicissa
*këltaicihna
elative *këltaicësta *këltaicista
illative *këltaicësën *këltaicisën
adessive *këltaicëlla *këltaicilla
ablative *këltaicëlta *këltaicilta
allative *këltaicëlën
*këltaicëlëk		 *këltaicilën
*këltaicilëk
essive *këldainna *këltaicina
translative *këltaicëksi *këltaiciksi
instructive *këltaicën *këltaicin
comitative *këldainnëk *këltaicinëk
abessive *këltaicëtta *këltaicitta

Descendants
  • Estonian: kollane
  • Finnish: keltainen
  • Ingrian: keltain
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: keldaine
  • Ludian: keldaine
  • Võro: kõllanõ
  • Votic: kõltain

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