Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hilja

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

From earlier *šilja, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *silāną (“to be silent”).

The partitive singular *hiljada has become an adverb meaning 'quietly' in several descendants.

Adjective

*hilja

silent

Inflection

Inflection of *hilja

	singular	plural
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
nominative	*hilja	*hiljat
accusative	*hiljan	*hiljat
genitive	*hiljan	hiljaden hiljoiden
partitive	*hiljada	*hiljoida
inessive	hiljassa hiljahna	hiljoissa hiljoihna
elative	*hiljasta	*hiljoista
illative	*hiljahen	*hiljoihen
adessive	*hiljalla	*hiljoilla
ablative	*hiljalta	*hiljoilta
allative	hiljalen hiljalek	hiljoilen hiljoilek
essive	*hiljana	*hiljoina
translative	*hiljaksi	*hiljoiksi
instructive	*hiljan	*hiljoin
comitative	*hiljanek	*hiljoinek
abessive	*hiljatta	*hiljoitta

Derived terms

*hiljainen
*hiljaisedus
*hiljan

Descendants

Finnish: hilja (dialectal)
Karelian: hilja
Livvi: hil'l'u
Ludian: hill'
Veps: hil'l'

From *hiljada:

Estonian: hilja
Finnish: hiljaa
Ingrian: hiljaa
Ludian: hil'l'aa
? Veps: hillei
Votic: ilʹlʹa

Unsorted formations:

⇒ Ingrian: hiljakaistaa

References

hilja in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN