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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tija-

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

Onomatopoeic origin.

Noun

*tija-

  1. titmouse, chickadee, tit (bird of the family Paridae)

Descendants
  • Estonian: tihane
  • Finnish: tiainen
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: tijaine
    • South Karelian: tiaine
  • Livvi: tijaine, tiaine
  • Ludian: tiaine
  • Veps: tiäine
  • Võro: tialanõ, tigalanõ, tiganõ

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