Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/voohi

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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 earlier *(v)ooši, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian āzis and Lithuanian ožys), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ-.

Noun[edit]

*voohi[1]

  1. goat

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: võhu- (in compound: võhumõõk)
  • Finnish: vuohi
  • Ingrian: voohi
  • Votic: voho

References[edit]

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