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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pala
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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *pala. Cognates include Hungarian fal (“devour”).[1]
Noun
*pala
- bit
Inflection
Inflection of *pala
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *pala | *palat | |
| accusative | *palan | *palat | |
| genitive | *palan | *paladen *paloiden | |
| partitive | *palada | *paloida | |
| inessive | *palassa *palahna | *paloissa *paloihna | |
| elative | *palasta | *paloista | |
| illative | *palahen | *paloihen | |
| adessive | *palalla | *paloilla | |
| ablative | *palalta | *paloilta | |
| allative | *palalen *palalek | *paloilen *paloilek | |
| essive | *palana | *paloina | |
| translative | *palaksi | *paloiksi | |
| instructive | *palan | *paloin | |
| comitative | *palanek | *paloinek | |
| abessive | *palatta | *paloitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: pala
- Finnish: pala
- Ingrian: pala
- Karelian: pala
- Livonian: pala
- Veps: pala
References
- Entry #695 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.