Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pëlto

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Pre-Grimm's law borrowing of *felþuz.

Noun[edit]

*pëlto

  1. (agricultural) field

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: põld
  • Finnish: pelto
  • Ingrian: pelto
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: peldo
  • Ludian: peld
  • Veps: pöud
  • Võro: põld
  • Votic: põlto
  • Proto-Samic: *pealtō (see there for further descendants)

References[edit]

  • põld”, 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]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN