Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/halko

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 *halgët'ak +‎ *-o.

Noun edit

*halko

  1. piece of firewood, billet

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: halg
  • Finnish: halko
  • Ingrian: halko
  • Karelian: halko, halgo
  • Livonian: alg
  • Livvi: halgo
  • Ludian: halg
  • Veps: haug
  • Võro: halg
  • Votic: alko

Further reading edit

  • halg”, 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), “haljeta”, in 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