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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/äitei

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *aiþį̄, or alternatively a nursery word, like the Germanic word.

Noun

*äitei

  1. mother
    Synonym: *emä

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: eit
  • Finnish: äiti, (dialectal) äitee, äiree
  • Karelian: äiti
  • Võro: äide, äidi, ääde

Further reading

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