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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ohta-

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

Possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic *ašta- (whence Latvian asaka and Lithuanian ašaka)

Noun

*ohta-

  1. thistle (Cirsium)

Descendants
  • Estonian: ohakas
  • Finnish: ohdake
  • Ingrian: ohtajain
  • Karelian: ohtoi, ohtahaine
  • Livvi: ohtoi
  • Ludian: ohtoi
  • Võro: ohtjas, oht'kas, oht'mas
  • Votic: ohtain, (Jõgõperä, Lempola) ohtõjain, (Rajo) ohtiain

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