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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ankerijas

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

Borrowed from Proto-Baltic *angurjas (whence Lithuanian ungurys and Old Prussian angurgis).

Noun

*ankerijas

  1. eel (Anguilla anguilla)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: angerjas
  • Finnish: ankerias
  • Ingrian: ankerias
  • Karelian: ankerjas
  • Livonian: aņgõrz
  • Livvi: änkeriäs
  • Võro: angõrjas
  • Votic: angõriaz

Further reading

  • angerjas in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
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