Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/oldak

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 Proto-Uralic *wole-.

Verb

*oldak (stem *olë-)

to be

Inflection

This verb is the only clearly irregular verb in Proto-Finnic, thus, the third person forms used the stem *om- instead of regular *ol-. The endings are also irregular, -i and -at are attached directly to the stem. Many modern Finnic languages used the third person singular present descending from shortened form *on (regularly from earlier *om).

Descendants

Estonian: olema/olla
Finnish: olla
Ingrian: olla
Karelian: olla
Livonian:
- Courland Livonian: vȱlda
- Vidzeme Livonian: olda/old/olla/oll
Livvi: olla
Ludian: olda
Veps: olda
Võro: olõma/ollaq
Votic: õllõ

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