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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hilja

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 earlier *šilja, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *silāną (to be silent).

The partitive singular *hiljada has become an adverb meaning 'quietly' in several descendants.

Adjective

*hilja

  1. silent

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *hiljainën
  • *hiljaisëdus
  • *hiljan

Descendants

  • Finnish: hilja (dialectal)
  • Karelian: hil’l’a
  • Livvi: hil'l'u
  • Ludian: hill'
  • Veps: hil'l'

From *hiljada:

Unsorted formations:

References

  • hilja”, 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), 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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