Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/luja

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

Cognate with Proto-Samic *lojē, further origin unknown.

Adjective

*luja

1. (Northern Finnic) firm, strong, durable

Inflection

Inflection of *luja

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*luja	*lujat
accusative		*lujan	*lujat
genitive		*lujan	*lujadën *lujëidën
partitive		*lujada	*lujëida
inessive		*lujassa *lujahna	*lujëissa *lujëihna
elative		*lujasta	*lujëista
illative		*lujahën	*lujëihën
adessive		*lujalla	*lujëilla
ablative		*lujalta	*lujëilta
allative		*lujalën *lujalëk	*lujëilën *lujëilëk
essive		*lujana	*lujëina
translative		*lujaksi	*lujëiksi
instructive		*lujan	*lujëin
comitative		*lujanëk	*lujëinëk
abessive		*lujatta	*lujëitta

Descendants

• Finnish: luja
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: luja
  • South Karelian: luja
• Livvi: luja
• Ludian: luja
• Veps: luja

Further reading

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “luja”, in 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