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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/raha

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 early Proto-Germanic *skrahā (squirrel skin), later *skrahō, whence also Old Norse skrá.

Noun

*raha

  1. squirrel pelt
  2. money

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: raha
  • Finnish: raha
  • Ingrian: raha
  • Karelian: raha
  • Livonian:
  • Livvi: raha
  • Veps: raha
  • Võro: raha
  • Votic: raha

Further reading

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