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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/valo

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 1

Possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *waĺɜ.

Noun

*valo

  1. light (visible radiation)
Inflection
Inflection of *valo
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *valo *valot
accusative *valon *valot
genitive *valon *valodën
*valoidën
partitive *valoda *valoida
inessive *valossa
*valohna		 *valoissa
*valoihna
elative *valosta *valoista
illative *valohën *valoihën
adessive *valolla *valoilla
ablative *valolta *valoilta
allative *valolën
*valolëk		 *valoilën
*valoilëk
essive *valona *valoina
translative *valoksi *valoiksi
instructive *valon *valoin
comitative *valonëk *valoinëk
abessive *valotta *valoitta
Descendants
  • Estonian: valu
  • Finnish: valo
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: valo
  • Ingrian: valo
  • Livonian: va'l
  • Võro: valo
  • Votic: valo

Etymology 2

Probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kwalō. Alternatively, and less likely, a development from Etymology 1 ("shine" > "burning sensation" > "pain").

Noun

*valo

  1. pain
    Synonym: *kipu
Inflection
Inflection of *valo
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *valo *valot
accusative *valon *valot
genitive *valon *valodën
*valoidën
partitive *valoda *valoida
inessive *valossa
*valohna		 *valoissa
*valoihna
elative *valosta *valoista
illative *valohën *valoihën
adessive *valolla *valoilla
ablative *valolta *valoilta
allative *valolën
*valolëk		 *valoilën
*valoilëk
essive *valona *valoina
translative *valoksi *valoiksi
instructive *valon *valoin
comitative *valonëk *valoinëk
abessive *valotta *valoitta
Descendants

Further reading
  • Entry #1112 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  • “valu”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
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