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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kataga

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

Unclear. The Baltic words might be borrowed from Finnic, or vice versa.

Noun

*kataga

  1. juniper (tree)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kadakas
  • Finnish: kataja, (dialectal) katava, kataa
  • Ingrian: kataja
  • Karelian: kataja, kadaja
  • Livonian: kadāg
  • Livvi: kadai
  • Ludian: kadai
  • Veps: kadag
  • Võro: katai
  • Votic: katagõ, katajõ
  • ? → Baltic:

References

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