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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ansa

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-Balto-Slavic *ans- (whence Latvian osa, Lithuanian ąsa and Old Prussian ansis), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂emseh₂ (compare Latin ānsa). Cognate with Proto-Samic *vuossē.

Noun

*ansa

  1. loop
  2. handle
  3. snare (trap)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: aas
  • Finnish: ansa
  • Ingrian: ansa
  • Karelian: ansa
  • Livonian: ōzõ, ōzõz, āzõz
  • Võro: aas
  • Votic: (Kattila, Mati) aasa

Further reading

  • aas in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
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