Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sulhainën

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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Possibly derived from *sula (cf. Karelian sula (gentle, kind, groom) and Veps sula (dear)). Alternatively from Proto-Slavic *sluga, with metathesis. In any case, contains *-inën.

Noun

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*sulhainën[1]

  1. bridegroom, groom
    Synonym: *ülkä
  2. servant
    Synonym: *orja

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*sulha-inën”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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