Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/haltta

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

Borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*haltaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *haltaz.

Adjective

*haltta (Northern Finnic)

1. lame, limping

   Synonym: *limppa

2. paralyzed

Inflection

Inflection of *haltta

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*haltta	*halt'at
accusative		*halt'an	*halt'at
genitive		*halt'an	*halttadën *halttoidën
partitive		*halttada	*halttoida
inessive		*halt'assa *halt'ahna	*halt'oissa *halt'oihna
elative		*halt'asta	*halt'oista
illative		*halttahën	*halttoihën
adessive		*halt'alla	*halt'oilla
ablative		*halt'alta	*halt'oilta
allative		*halttalën *halttalëk	*halttoilën *halttoilëk
essive		*halttana	*halttoina
translative		*halt'aksi	*halt'oiksi
instructive		*halt'an	*halt'oin
comitative		*halttanëk	*halttoinëk
abessive		*halt'atta	*halt'oitta

Derived terms

• *halt'at'ak

Descendants

• Finnish: (dialectal) haltta

Further reading

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “haltta”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN