Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/soola

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

Etymology

In some fashion from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls (compare e.g. Latvian sāls, Tocharian A sāle), though the exact route of derivation is not known. According to Jakob (2023), probably from Baltic.^[1] The long vowel indicates borrowing independently from the words in more eastern Uralic languages, such as Erzya сал (sal), Komi-Zyrian сол (sol). Earlier accounts have suggested a common proto-form *salɜ and irregular vowel lengthening in Finnic.^[2]

Noun

*soola^[3]

salt

Inflection

Inflection of *soola

	singular	plural
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
nominative	*soola	*soolat
accusative	*soolan	*soolat
genitive	*soolan	sooladën soolëidën
partitive	*soolada	*soolëida
inessive	soolassa soolahna	soolëissa soolëihna
elative	*soolasta	*soolëista
illative	*soolahën	*soolëihën
adessive	*soolalla	*soolëilla
ablative	*soolalta	*soolëilta
allative	soolalën soolalëk	soolëilën soolëilëk
essive	*soolana	*soolëina
translative	*soolaksi	*soolëiksi
instructive	*soolan	*soolëin
comitative	*soolanëk	*soolëinëk
abessive	*soolatta	*soolëitta

Derived terms

Descendants

Estonian: sool
Finnish: suola
- → Skolt Sami: suõʹll
- → Akkala Sami: [script needed] (suole)
- → Kildin Sami: сӯлль (sūll’)
- → Ter Sami: сы̄лле (sï̄llʼe)
Ingrian: soola
Karelian:
- North Karelian: šuola
- South Karelian: šuola
Livonian: sūol, sūolõ
Livvi: suolu
Ludian: suol
Veps: sol
Võro: suul
Votic: soolõ

References

^ Jakob, A. (2023) “Baltic → Finnic borrowings”, in A history of East Baltic through language contact‎^[1], page 112
^ Rédei, Károly (1986–88) Uralisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Uralic Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*soola”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎^[2] (in Finnish)

Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎^[3] (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

[1] Jakob, A. (2023) “Baltic → Finnic borrowings”, in A history of East Baltic through language contact‎^[1], page 112

[2] Rédei, Károly (1986–88) Uralisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Uralic Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó

[3] Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*soola”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎^[2] (in Finnish)

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