Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/eklen

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

Unknown.

Adverb

*eklen

1. yesterday

Derived terms

• *eklinen

Descendants

• Estonian: eile
• Finnish: eilen
• Ingrian: egle
• Karelian: eklen (Northern), eglen (Southern)
• Livonian: e’ggiļ
• Võro: eeläq
• Votic: egle

From *eklein, *ekläin:

• Karelian: eklein (Northern), eglein, egläin (Southern)
• Livvi: egläi
• Ludian: egläi
• Veps: eglai

Further reading

• “eile”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012