Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/salaja

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Uralic *salaja (thief) (whence also Moksha салай (salaj) and Nganasan [script needed] (tolɨǝ)), derived from Proto-Uralic *sala.

Noun

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*salaja

  1. thief
    Synonym: *vargas

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Livonian: (Courland) salāj, salāji, (Salaca) salaji, salai
  • >? Võro: sallai, sala