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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nekla

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 *nēþlō.

Noun

*nekla

  1. needle (sewing implement)
    Synonym: *äimä

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: nõel
  • Finnish: neula
  • Ingrian: neegla
  • Karelian: niekla, (Northern), niegla (Southern)
  • Livonian: nõ’ggõl
  • Livvi: nieglu
  • Ludian: niegl
  • Veps: negl
  • Võro: nõkl, nõgõl, nõgyl'
  • Votic: nigla

Further reading

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