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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tëljo

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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 early Proto-Germanic *þeljǭ (later *þiljǭ).

Noun

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*tëljo (Northern Finnic)

  1. thwart; seat across a boat
    Synonym: *tukto

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: teljo
  • Karelian:
  • Ludian: telʹlʹ
  • Veps: tel'