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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/jutta

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 1

Possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic *jutas (compare Latvian jūtis, Lithuanian jautis).

Noun

*jutta

  1. leash of a yoke
Inflection
Descendants
  • Estonian: jutt
  • Finnish: jutta

Etymology 2

Possibly of sound-symbolic origin.

Noun

*jutta

  1. stripe, streak, line
Inflection
Descendants
  • Finnish: jutta
  • Livonian: jutā

From *jutti:

  • Estonian: jutt
  • Võro: jutt'

Further reading

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