Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-lla

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

Probably contracted from the genitive ending *-n + *ülä (“upper, above”) + Proto-Uralic *-na (locative suffix), perhaps through a Uralic postposition *ülnä: (*-n-ülä-nä >) *-n-ülnä > *-n-lnä > *-lnä > *-lla/*-lla.^[1]

In the past also thought to derive from *-la + the aforementioned locative suffix, with *-llA < *-l-nA.

Suffix

*-lla / *-llä

Adessive case ending.

Descendants

Estonian: -l
Finnish: -lla
Ingrian: -l
Karelian:
- North Karelian: -lla
- South Karelian: -lla
Livonian: -l, -lõ, -õl
Livvi: -l
Ludian: -l
Veps: -l
Võro: -l
Votic: -llõ

References

^ Aikio, Ante & Ylikoski, Jussi. The origin of the Finnic l-cases. Fenno-Ugrica Suecana Nova Series 15 (2016). pp. 59-158

[1] Aikio, Ante & Ylikoski, Jussi. The origin of the Finnic l-cases. Fenno-Ugrica Suecana Nova Series 15 (2016). pp. 59-158

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