Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/haljas

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From earlier *šaljas, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian zaļš, Lithuanian žalias).[1]

Adjective[edit]

*haljas

  1. green
    Synonym: *viherä
  2. unripe
    Synonym: *raaka
  3. bright, shining

Inflection[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: haljas
  • Ingrian: haljas
  • Livonian:
  • Võro: hal'as
  • Votic: alʹlʹaz

Further reading[edit]

  • haljas”, 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), “haljakka”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

References[edit]

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “haalea”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 2023-07-01