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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/koljoi

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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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Probably borrowed from Pre-Proto-Germanic *koljā, later *haljō (whence Old Norse Hel (goddess of the realm of the dead)) +‎ *-oi.

Noun

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*koljoi[1]

  1. evil spirit
  2. mythical giant

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: koll
  • Finnish: (dialectal) koljo

References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*koljoi”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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  • Aikio, Ante: New and Old Samoyed Etymologies Pt.1, Finnisch-Ugrische Forschungen 57 (2002).
  • koll”, 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), “koljo”, in 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