Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tila

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *tilą (compare German Ziel (target, goal)).

Noun

*tila

  1. place, stead
  2. room, space

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: (dialectal) tila (place, position)
  • Finnish: tila (space; stead)
  • Ingrian: tila (area, space)
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: (dialectal) tila (place)
    • South Karelian: (dialectal) tila (place)
  • Livvi: tila (place)
  • Ludian: tila (room, place)
  • Votic: tila (bed; area, place)

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “tila”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (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