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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/palkka
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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly borrowed from Proto-Slavic *bolgo.
Noun
*palkka
- pay, salary, reward
Inflection
Inflection of *palkka
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *palkka | *palk'at | |
| accusative | *palk'an | *palk'at | |
| genitive | *palk'an | *palkkaden *palkkoiden | |
| partitive | *palkkada | *palkkoida | |
| inessive | *palk'assa | *palk'oissa | |
| elative | *palk'asta | *palk'oista | |
| illative | *palkkahen | *palkkoihen | |
| adessive | *palk'alla | *palk'oilla | |
| ablative | *palk'alta | *palk'oilta | |
| allative | *palkkalen | *palkkoilen | |
| essive | *palkkana | *palkkoina | |
| translative | *palk'aksi | *palk'oiksi | |
| instructive | *palk'an | *palk'oin | |
| comitative | *palkkanek | *palkkoinek | |
| abessive | *palk'akta | *palk'oikta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: palk
- Finnish: palkka
- Ingrian: palkka
- Karelian: palkka
- Livonian: pālka
- Livvi: palku
- Ludian: palk
- Veps: pauk
- Võro: palk
- Votic: palkka
- → Proto-Samic: *pālkkē
- Northern Sami: bálká
Further reading
- palk in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN