< Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic
Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/salo
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Borrowed from a Baltic source related to Latvian sala and Lithuanian sala (“island”) or otherwise connected to this root. Related to Proto-Samic *suolōj.
Noun
*salo
- island
- forest
Inflection
Inflection of *salo
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
singular | plural | ||
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nominative | *salo | *salot | |
accusative | *salon | *salot | |
genitive | *salon | *saloden *saloiden | |
partitive | *saloda | *saloida | |
inessive | *salossa *salohna | *saloissa *saloihna | |
elative | *salosta | *saloista | |
illative | *salohen | *saloihen | |
adessive | *salolla | *saloilla | |
ablative | *salolta | *saloilta | |
allative | *salolen *salolek | *saloilen *saloilek | |
essive | *salona | *saloina | |
translative | *saloksi | *saloiksi | |
instructive | *salon | *saloin | |
comitative | *salonek | *saloinek | |
abessive | *salotta | *saloitta |
Descendants
- Estonian: salu
- Finnish: salo
- Karelian: salo