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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lahja

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᛒᛚᚨᚺᛃᛟ (*blahjo), from Proto-Germanic *blahjǭ (“cloth”), whence also Icelandic blæja and Swedish blöja.

Noun

*lahja

  1. wedding gift

Inflection
Inflection of *lahja
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *lahja *lahjat
accusative *lahjan *lahjat
genitive *lahjan *lahjadën
*lahjoidën
partitive *lahjada *lahjoida
inessive *lahjassa
*lahjahna		 *lahjoissa
*lahjoihna
elative *lahjasta *lahjoista
illative *lahjahën *lahjoihën
adessive *lahjalla *lahjoilla
ablative *lahjalta *lahjoilta
allative *lahjalën
*lahjalëk		 *lahjoilën
*lahjoilëk
essive *lahjana *lahjoina
translative *lahjaksi *lahjoiksi
instructive *lahjan *lahjoin
comitative *lahjanëk *lahjoinëk
abessive *lahjatta *lahjoitta

Descendants
  • Finnish: lahja
  • Ingrian: lahja
    • → Estonian: (dialectal) lahjad
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: lahju
  • Ludian: lahd'
  • Veps: lahj
  • Votic: lahjõ

Further reading
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “lahja”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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