Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nëuvo

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

*nëuvo

  1. advice
  2. tool

Inflection edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: nõu
  • Finnish: neuvo
  • Ingrian: nevvo, (Soikkola) neuvvo
  • Karelian: neuvo
  • Livonian: nõ’v
  • Livvi: nevvo
  • Veps: nevo (in compound: kenginevo (footwear))
  • Võro: nõvv, nõu
  • Votic: nõvvo
  • Proto-Samic: *neavvō

Further reading edit

  • nõu”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012