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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/säigeh

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

Probably derived *sää (thread, strand, fibre).

Noun

*säigeh

  1. thread, strand, fibre

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: säie
  • Finnish: säie
  • Ingrian: säje
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: säijis
    • South Karelian: säijis, säijeh
  • Livvi: säjjis, säjjeh
  • Ludian: šäigiž, säigiž
  • Veps: säigiž
  • Votic: säije, säikä

Further reading

  • säie in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), säie”, in 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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