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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/meccoi

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 originally a variant of *mët'os, which has been contaminated with *meccä. Contains the suffix + *-oi.

Noun

*meccoi

  1. capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)
    Synonym: *mët'os

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: metsis
  • Finnish: metso
  • Ingrian: metso
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: mečoi
  • Ludian: mecoi, mečoi
  • Veps: mecoi
  • Votic: mettso

Further reading

  • metsis in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), metso”, in 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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