Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/aita

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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]

Possibly from Proto-Uralic *ajta (compare Eastern Khanty [script needed] (), [script needed] (åť, fence)).[1]

Noun[edit]

*aita

  1. fence
  2. garden?

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: aed
  • Finnish: aita
  • Ingrian: aita
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: aita
    • South Karelian: aida
  • Livvi: aidu
  • Veps: aid
  • Võro: aid
  • Votic: aitõ

References[edit]

  1. ^ Aikio, Ante: Studies in Uralic Etymology II: Finnic Etymologies Linguistica Uralica L 2014 1 [1]