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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kallijo

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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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Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hallijǭ (whence Old Norse hella).

Noun

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*kallijo

  1. rock (hill or island without vegetation)
  2. outcrop (part of a rock formation that appears at the surface)

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: kalju
  • Finnish: kallio
  • Ingrian: kallio
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: kallivo
  • Ludian: kallij, kalliv
  • Veps: kal
  • Votic: kallo

Further reading

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  • kalju”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012