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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/malja

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 [script needed] (*mālijaʀ), from Proto-Germanic [Term?] (compare Old Norse mælir, Old English mǣle, mēle).[1]

Noun

*malja (Northern Finnic)

  1. bowl, cup, dish

Inflection
Inflection of *malja
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *malja *maljat
accusative *maljan *maljat
genitive *maljan *maljadën
*maljoidën
partitive *maljada *maljoida
inessive *maljassa
*maljahna		 *maljoissa
*maljoihna
elative *maljasta *maljoista
illative *maljahën *maljoihën
adessive *maljalla *maljoilla
ablative *maljalta *maljoilta
allative *maljalën
*maljalëk		 *maljoilën
*maljoilëk
essive *maljana *maljoina
translative *maljaksi *maljoiksi
instructive *maljan *maljoin
comitative *maljanëk *maljoinëk
abessive *maljatta *maljoitta

Descendants
  • Finnish: malja
  • Ingrian: malja
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: malʹlʹa
    • South Karelian: malʹlʹa
  • Livvi: malʹlʹu
  • Ludian: malʹlʹ
  • Veps: maĺ

References
  1. Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.

Further reading
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “malja”, 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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