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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/merta

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic [Term?], whence Swedish mjärde.

Noun

*merta

  1. fish trap

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: mõrd
  • Finnish: merta
  • Ingrian: merta
  • Karelian: merta, merda
  • Livonian: mȭrda
    • Latvian: murds
  • Livvi: merdu
  • Ludian: merd
  • Veps: merd
  • Võro: mõrd
  • Votic: mõrtõ

Further reading

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