Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sisalikko

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 a root *sisal, from Proto-Uralic [Term?]. Cognate with Proto-Samic *teańčëlëŋkēs. The root exhibits a high amount of irregular sound changes, which SSA attributes to the 'affective' nature of the word.^[1]

Noun edit

*sisalikko

common lizard, viviparous lizard (Zootoca vivipara)

Inflection edit

Inflection of *sisalikko

	singular	plural
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
nominative	*sisalikko	*sisalik'ot
accusative	*sisalik'on	*sisalik'ot
genitive	*sisalik'on	sisalikkodën sisalikkoidën
partitive	*sisalikkoda	*sisalikkoida
inessive	sisalik'ossa sisalik'ohna	sisalik'oissa sisalik'oihna
elative	*sisalik'osta	*sisalik'oista
illative	*sisalikkohën	*sisalikkoihën
adessive	*sisalik'olla	*sisalik'oilla
ablative	*sisalik'olta	*sisalik'oilta
allative	sisalikkolën sisalikkolëk	sisalikkoilën sisalikkoilëk
essive	*sisalikkona	*sisalikkoina
translative	*sisalik'oksi	*sisalik'oiksi
instructive	*sisalik'on	*sisalik'oin
comitative	*sisalikkonëk	*sisalikkoinëk
abessive	*sisalik'otta	*sisalik'oitta

Descendants edit

Estonian: sisalik
Finnish: sisilisko, (archaic, dialectal) sisalisko
Ingrian: sysälikko
Karelian:
- North Karelian: čičiliušku
- South Karelian: čidžilyškä
Livonian: sižālikki
Livvi: šižiliuhku
Ludian: šiželih
Veps: šižlik
- → Russian: жижлик (žižlik), жижлуха (žižluxa)
Võro: sysalik, sisalik
Votic: süsälikko

References edit

^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “sisilisko”, 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