Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/avanto

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

*ava +‎ *-nto.

Noun edit

*avanto

  1. ice hole

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: (dialectal) avand, avandus
  • Finnish: avanto
  • Ingrian: avanto
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: ovāt (“spring, hole in the ice”)
  • Livvi: avando
  • Votic: avanto, avato

Further reading edit

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