Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/eklen

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

Unknown. Similar to *ektä (“evening”), but the morphology is unclear.

Adverb

*eklen

  1. yesterday

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: eile
  • Finnish: eilen
  • Ingrian: egle
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: eklen
    • South Karelian: (dialectal) eglen
  • Livonian: e’ggiļ
  • Võro: eeläq
  • Votic: egle

From *eklein, *ekläin:

  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: egläi
  • Ludian: egläi
  • Veps: eglai

Further reading

  • Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*ekle-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)
  • “eile”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
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