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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/siipi

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

Unknown. Possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?].

Noun

*siipi

  1. wing

Inflection

Descendants

From *siipi:

  • Finnish: siipi
  • Ingrian: siipi
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: šiipi
    • South Karelian: siibi
  • Livvi: siibi
  • Ludian: šiib
  • Votic: siipi

From *siipa:

  • Võro: siib

From *tiipa(s):

  • Estonian: tiib
  • Livonian: tībõz

Further reading

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