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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/täti

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-Finno-Permic *tätä, ultimately probably from baby talk.

Noun

*täti

  1. aunt (mother's or father's sister)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: tädi
  • Finnish: täti
  • Ingrian: täti
  • Karelian: (Northern) täti, (Southern) tädi
  • Livvi: tädi
  • Ludian: tädi
  • Veps: tädi
  • Võro: tädi
  • Votic: täti

Further reading

  • tädi in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Entry #1636 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.
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