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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/maja

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

Unknown, but related to Latvian mãja. There is no consensus on the direction of borrowing, but both directions have been proposed.

Noun

*maja

  1. house
  2. hut

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: maja
  • Finnish: maja
  • Ingrian: maja
  • Karelian: maja
  • Livonian: mǭj (in compounds: īemǭj, mǭjpāika)
  • Livvi: maja
  • Ludian: maja
  • Võro: maja
  • Votic: maja
  • ? Latvian: māja

Further reading

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