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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/valta

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *waldą.

Noun

*valta[1]

  1. might, power, authority
    Synonyms: *voima, *väki

Inflection
Inflection of *valta
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *valta *valdat
accusative *valdan *valdat
genitive *valdan *valtadën
*valtoidën
partitive *valtada *valtoida
inessive *valdassa
*valdahna		 *valdoissa
*valdoihna
elative *valdasta *valdoista
illative *valtahën *valtoihën
adessive *valdalla *valdoilla
ablative *valdalta *valdoilta
allative *valtalën
*valtalëk		 *valtoilën
*valtoilëk
essive *valtana *valtoina
translative *valdaksi *valdoiksi
instructive *valdan *valdoin
comitative *valtanëk *valtoinëk
abessive *valdatta *valdoitta
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Estonian: vald
  • Finnish: valta
  • Ingrian: valta
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: vālda
  • Livvi: valdu
  • Ludian: vald
  • Veps: vald, vaud
  • Võro: vald
  • Votic: valtõ

Etymology 2

A variant of *vaalëda or *valkëda, akin to Erzya валдо (valdo), Moksha валда (valda). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. explain phonetic development - is there a reason to think this goes back to Proto-Finnic in the first place?

Adjective

*valta

  1. white
    Synonym: *valkëda

Inflection
Inflection of *valta
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *valta *valdat
accusative *valdan *valdat
genitive *valdan *valtadën
*valtoidën
partitive *valtada *valtoida
inessive *valdassa
*valdahna		 *valdoissa
*valdoihna
elative *valdasta *valdoista
illative *valtahën *valtoihën
adessive *valdalla *valdoilla
ablative *valdalta *valdoilta
allative *valtalën
*valtalëk		 *valtoilën
*valtoilëk
essive *valtana *valtoina
translative *valdaksi *valdoiksi
instructive *valdan *valdoin
comitative *valtanëk *valtoinëk
abessive *valdatta *valdoitta
Descendants
  • Livonian:
    • Courland Livonian: vālda
    • Vidzeme Livonian: valda, vald

References
  1. Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*valta”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto‎ (in Finnish)

Further reading
  • “vald”, 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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