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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pivo

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 Proto-Uralic *piŋɜ.

Noun

*pivo

  1. palm (inner part of the hand)
  2. handful

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: peo
  • Finnish: pivo
  • Ingrian: pijo
  • Karelian: pivo
  • Livonian: pi’v
  • Livvi: pivo
  • Ludian: pivo
  • Veps: pijo
  • Võro: pio
  • Votic: pivo

Further reading

  • peo in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Entry #772 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
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