Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nila

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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]

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *ńila.

Noun[edit]

*nila

  1. phloem, inner bark

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • ? Estonian: ila ("slobber")
  • Finnish: nila
  • Karelian: ńila
  • Livvi: ńila
  • Ludian: ńila
  • Veps: ńila

Further reading[edit]

  • ila”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Entry #626 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.