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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/saina

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-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian siena and Lithuanian siena).

Noun

*saina

  1. wall (structure acting as side or division in a building)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: sein
  • Finnish: seinä
  • Ingrian: seinä
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: sāina
  • Livvi: seiny
  • Ludian: sein, šein
  • Veps: sein, siin
  • Võro: sain
  • Votic: seine
  • Proto-Samic: *seajnē

References

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