Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/süli

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 Proto-Uralic *süle. Cognate with Proto-Samic *sëlë.

Noun edit

*süli

  1. lap (upper legs of a seated person)
    Synonym: *üskä
  2. open arms
  3. fathom

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: süli
  • Finnish: syli
  • Ingrian: syli
  • Karelian: syli
  • Livonian: si’ļ
  • Livvi: syli
  • Ludian: šülü, süli
  • Veps: sül'
  • Võro: süli
  • Votic: süli

Further reading edit

  • süli”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012