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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/noita

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

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *nojta. Cognate with Proto-Samic *noajtē.

Noun

*noita

  1. witch

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: nõid
  • Finnish: noita
  • Ingrian: noita
  • Karelian: noita
  • Ludian: noid
  • Veps: noid
  • Võro: nõid
  • Votic: nõitõ

References

  • nõid in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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