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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ainaga

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz.

Adjective

*ainaga

  1. only, sole

Inflection

Descendants

From *ainaga:

  • Estonian: (dialectal) ainava
  • Ingrian: ainava

From *ainoga:

  • Finnish: ainoa, (dialectal) ainova
  • Karelian: ainova
  • Votic: ainova

From *ainago:

  • Karelian: ainavo
  • Ludian: ainag
  • Votic: ainago

From *ainut / *ainus:

From [Term?]:

  • Livonian: āinagi

Further reading

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