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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/piiri

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-Uralic *pire, see there for further etymology.

Noun

*piiri

  1. line; border; ring, circle

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: piir
  • Finnish: piiri
  • Karelian: piirdiä
  • Livvi: piiri
  • Võro: piir'
  • Votic: piiri

Further reading

  • piir in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Entry #773 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.
  • 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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