Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/jalaga

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. Possibly borrowed from Proto-Slavic *elьxa, *olьxa (“alder”).

Noun

*jalaga

elm

Inflection

Inflection of *jalaga

	singular	plural
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
nominative	*jalaga	*jalagat
accusative	*jalagan	*jalagat
genitive	*jalagan	jalagadën jalagoidën
partitive	*jalagata	*jalagoita
inessive	jalagassa jalagahna	jalagoissa jalagoihna
elative	*jalagasta	*jalagoista
illative	*jalagasën	*jalagoisën
adessive	*jalagalla	*jalagoilla
ablative	*jalagalta	*jalagoilta
allative	jalagalën jalagalëk	jalagoilën jalagoilëk
essive	*jalagana	*jalagoina
translative	*jalagaksi	*jalagoiksi
instructive	*jalagan	*jalagoin
comitative	*jalaganëk	*jalagoinëk
abessive	*jalagatta	*jalagoitta

Descendants

Estonian: jalakas
Finnish: jalava
Ingrian: jalaja
Ludian: d'alai
Veps: jalam
Võro: jallai
Votic: jalajõ, (Pummala) jalaja, jalaga, (Pummala) jalakka
- Kukkuzi: jalakka