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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/valta

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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 1

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Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *waldą or Proto-Norse [Term?].

Noun

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*valta[1]

  1. might, power, authority
    Synonyms: *voima, *väki

Inflection

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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Estonian: vald
  • Finnish: valta
  • Ingrian: valta
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: vālda
  • Livvi: valdu
  • Ludian: vald
  • Veps: vald, vaud
  • Võro: vald
  • Votic: valtõ

Etymology 2

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A variant of *vaalëda or *valkëda, akin to Erzya валдо (valdo), Moksha валда (valda). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. explain phonetic development - is there a reason to think this goes back to Proto-Finnic in the first place?

Adjective

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*valta

  1. white
    Synonym: *valkëda

Inflection

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Descendants
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References

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

Further reading

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  • vald”, 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