Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/eineh

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

Probably borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚠᚾᛁᛃᚨ (*afnija) (whence Old Norse efni).

Noun edit

*eineh

  1. food
    Synonym: *rooka
  2. meal
    Synonym: *rooka
  3. snack

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: eine
  • Finnish: eine
  • Ingrian: eine
  • Karelian: eineh, einneh
  • Livvi: eineh
  • Votic: (Kattila) eine

Further reading edit

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