Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ahava

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 edit

Etymology edit

Unknown.

Noun edit

*ahava

  1. dry and cold wind

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: ahav, aha, ahe (dialectal)
  • Finnish: ahava
    • Northern Sami: áfi
  • Ingrian: ahava
  • Karelian: ahava
  • Livvi: ahavu
  • Ludian: ahav
  • Veps: ahau
  • Votic: ahavõ

Further reading edit

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “ahava”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN