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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hilja

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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

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Etymology

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From earlier *šilja, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *silāną (to be silent).

The partitive singular *hiljada has become an adverb meaning 'quietly' in several descendants.

Adjective

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*hilja[1]

  1. silent

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: hilja (dialectal)
  • Karelian: hil’l’a
  • Livvi: hil'l'u
  • Ludian: hill'
  • Veps: hil'l'

From *hiljada:

From *hiljaksëhën:

Unsorted formations:

References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*hilja”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)
  • hilja”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN