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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ani

 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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *an ~ *ana, whence Old Norse á, also used as intensifier for adjectives cf. Old Norse ámáttigr +‎ *-i. [1]

Adverb

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*ani (Northern Finnic)

  1. quite, very, extremely

Descendants

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  • Finnish: ani
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: ani
    • South Karelian: ani
  • Livvi: ani
  • Veps: ani

References

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  1. ^ Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.

Further reading

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  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “ani”, 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
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