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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ota

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

Possibly from Proto-Uralic *woča (fence, fishweir) (whence also *otava).

Noun

*ota

  1. spear
  2. thorn, prickle

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: oda
  • Finnish: ota
  • Livonian: vȯdā, vuodā
  • Veps: odeg
  • Võro: oda

Further reading

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