Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/jutta

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 1

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Possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic *jutas (compare Latvian jūtis, Lithuanian jautis).

Noun

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*jutta

  1. leash of a yoke
Inflection
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Descendants
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  • Estonian: jutt
  • Finnish: jutta

Etymology 2

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Possibly of sound-symbolic origin.

Noun

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*jutta

  1. stripe, streak, line
Inflection
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Descendants
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From *jutti:

Further reading

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