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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sitta

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 *sitta.

Noun

*sitta

  1. excrement, shit

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: sitt
  • Finnish: sitta
  • Ingrian: sitta
  • Karelian: šitta
  • Livonian: sitā, sita
  • Livvi: šittu
  • Ludian: šit
  • Veps: sit
  • Võro: sitt
  • Votic: sitta

Further reading

  • sitt in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Entry #901 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
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