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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hëlppo

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *helpō.

Adjective

*hëlppo

  1. easy, simple

Noun

*hëlppo

  1. ease, easiness
  2. relief
  3. help

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: hõlp
  • Finnish: helppo
    • Inari Sami: hiälppu
    • Northern Sami: healpu
  • Ingrian: helppo
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: helpo
  • Ludian: helpota
  • Võro: hõlp

Further reading

  • hõlp”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “helppo”, 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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