Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/majaga

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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-Permic *maja +‎ *-ga. Akin to Proto-Permic *moj.

Noun[edit]

*majaga[1]

  1. beaver

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Finnish: majava, (dialectal) majaa
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: majai
  • Ludian: majai
  • Veps: majag
  • Võro: majjai, maiai, majaja, majajas
  • Proto-Samic: *mājēkē (see there for further descendants)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*maja-ga”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)