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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/multa

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.

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Proto-Finnic

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *muldō.

Noun

*multa

  1. soil, dirt, mould (soil)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: muld
  • Finnish: multa
  • Ingrian: multa
  • Karelian: multa, mulda
  • Livonian: mūlda
  • Livvi: muldu
  • Ludian: muld
  • Võro: muld
  • Votic: multõ

References

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