Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/paljo

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

Unknown. Possibly a borrowing from Proto-Germanic *felu (compare German viel, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌿 (filu)), a borrowing from Proto-Slavic *boľьjь or an inherited word from Proto-Uralic *paljɜ (compare Eastern Mari [script needed] (pülä), Mansi [script needed] (pőĺ), Tundra Nenets [script needed] (paĺ)). None of the aforementioned theories is certain.

Adjective

*paljo

plenty, voluminous, a lot (of), much

Declension

Inflection of *paljo

	singular	plural
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
nominative	*paljo	*paljot
accusative	*paljon	*paljot
genitive	*paljon	paljoden paljoiden
partitive	*paljoda	*paljoida
inessive	paljossa paljohna	paljoissa paljoihna
elative	*paljosta	*paljoista
illative	*paljohen	*paljoihen
adessive	*paljolla	*paljoilla
ablative	*paljolta	*paljoilta
allative	paljolen paljolek	paljoilen paljoilek
essive	*paljona	*paljoina
translative	*paljoksi	*paljoiksi
instructive	*paljon	*paljoin
comitative	*paljonek	*paljoinek
abessive	*paljotta	*paljoitta

Descendants