< Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic

Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/salakka

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

According to Kallio (2022), possibly derived from Proto-Finno-Ugric *śala- (“to flash, to lighten”) (whence also *salama) with the diminutive suffix +‎ *-kka.[1]

Noun

*salakka[2]

  1. bleak (Alburnus alburnus)

Inflection
Inflection of *salakka
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *salakka *salak'at
accusative *salak'an *salak'at
genitive *salak'an *salakkadën
*salakkoidën
partitive *salakkata *salakkoita
inessive *salak'assa
*salak'ahna		 *salak'oissa
*salak'oihna
elative *salak'asta *salak'oista
illative *salakkasën *salakkoisën
adessive *salak'alla *salak'oilla
ablative *salak'alta *salak'oilta
allative *salakkalën
*salakkalëk		 *salakkoilën
*salakkoilëk
essive *salakkana *salakkoina
translative *salak'aksi *salak'oiksi
instructive *salak'an *salak'oin
comitative *salakkanëk *salakkoinëk
abessive *salak'atta *salak'oitta

Descendants
  • Estonian: salakas (< *salak'as)
  • Finnish: salakka
    • → Swedish: (dialectal) salk
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: šalakka
    • South Karelian: šalakka
  • Livonian: salāk ("European smelt")
    • → Latvian: salaka ("European smelt")
  • Ludian: salag, salak
  • Veps: salag
  • → Russian: салака (salaka)

References
  1. Petri Kallio (2022) “The etymology of Finnish laakso 'valley'”, in Jeremy Bradley, editor, Tonavan Laakso: Eine Festschrift für Johanna Laakso (Central European Uralic Studies), volume 2, Praesens Verlag, →ISBN, pages 56–62
  2. Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*sala-kka(s)”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto‎ (in Finnish)

Further reading
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “salakka”, 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
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.