Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/valkëda

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-Finno-Ugric *wëlketa. Cognates include Erzya валдо (valdo, “light”), Eastern Mari волгыдо (volgydo, “light”) and Proto-Samic *vielkëtē.

Adjective

*valkëda

1. white

Inflection

Inflection of *valkëda

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*valkëda	*valkëdat
accusative		*valkëdan	*valkëdat
genitive		*valkëdan	*valkëdadën *valkëdëidën
partitive		*valkëdata	*valkëdëita
inessive		*valkëdassa *valkëdahna	*valkëdëissa *valkëdëihna
elative		*valkëdasta	*valkëdëista
illative		*valkëdasën	*valkëdëisën
adessive		*valkëdalla	*valkëdëilla
ablative		*valkëdalta	*valkëdëilta
allative		*valkëdalën *valkëdalëk	*valkëdëilën *valkëdëilëk
essive		*valkëdana	*valkëdëina
translative		*valkëdaksi	*valkëdëiksi
instructive		*valkëdan	*valkëdëin
comitative		*valkëdanëk	*valkëdëinëk
abessive		*valkëdatta	*valkëdëitta

Descendants

• Estonian: valge
• Finnish: valkea
• Ingrian: valkia
• Karelian: valkie, valgie
• Livonian:
  • Courland Livonian: vālda
  • Vidzeme Livonian: valda, vald
• Livvi: valgei
• Ludian: valged
• Veps: vauged
• Võro: valgõ
• Votic: valka

Derived terms

• *valkëdus
• *valgët'ak
• *valkoi

Related terms

• *vaalëda
• *valo
• *valta (“white”)
• *välkedä

References

• “valge”, 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]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN