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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/morcijan

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

From earlier *mortijami, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Old Prussian martin (bride) and Lithuanian marti).

Noun

*morcijan

  1. bride

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: mõrsja
  • Finnish: morsian
  • Ingrian: morssia
  • Karelian: morsien
  • Veps: murzain, murzei
  • Võro: mõrsja
  • Samic: *moarsē

Further reading

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