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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vootna

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

Possibly from hypothetical Proto-Baltic *ōgnas (not attested in any Baltic language), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós. Alternatively, possibly derived from *vooci.

Noun

*vootna

  1. lamb (young sheep)
    Synonym: *kargicca

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: voon
  • Finnish: vuona
  • Ingrian: voonna, voona
  • Karelian: vuonna
  • Livonian: ūoņi
  • Livvi: vuonu
  • Ludian: vuon
  • Veps: vodnaz
  • Võro: vuun
  • Votic: võdnõ

Further reading

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