Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/keli

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

Borrowed from Proto-Baltic *kel- (whence Latvian ceļš, Lithuanian kelias).

Noun edit

*keli

  1. (Northern Finnic) weather conditions relating specifically to surfaces for travel (such as road conditions or skiing conditions)

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Finnish: keli
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: keli
    • South Karelian: keli
  • Livvi: keli
  • Ludian: keli

Further reading edit

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “keli”, 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