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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/airo

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *airō. Compare also Proto-Samic *ājrō.

Noun

*airo

  1. oar

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: aer
  • Finnish: airo
  • Ingrian: airo
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: airo
    • South Karelian: airo
  • Livonian: airas, (Salaca) air
  • Livvi: airo
  • Ludian: air
  • Veps: air
  • Votic: airo

References

  • aer in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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