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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/eineh

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

Probably borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚠᚾᛁᛃᚨ (*afnija) (whence Old Norse efni).

Noun

*eineh

  1. food
    Synonym: *rooka
  2. meal
    Synonym: *rooka
  3. snack

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: eine
  • Finnish: eine
  • Ingrian: eine
  • Karelian: eineh, einneh
  • Livvi: eineh
  • Votic: (Kattila) eine

Further reading

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