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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/valëh

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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 from *vala +‎ *-ëh.[1] Alternatively, and less likely, derived from *valadak with the same suffix.

Noun

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*valëh[2]

  1. lie, untruth

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: vale
  • Finnish: valhe, vale
  • Ingrian: vale
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: valeh
  • Ludian: valeh
  • Votic: valõ

Further reading

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

References

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  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “valhe”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 2022-12-31
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*valëh”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)