Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/mäntü

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

From *mäntä (mixing utensil made of the top of a young pine) +‎ *-ü.

Noun edit

*mäntü

  1. pine (young tree)
    Synonyms: *honka, *petägä

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: mänd
  • Finnish: mänty
  • Ingrian: mänty
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: mänd
  • Livvi: mändy
  • Ludian: mänd
  • Veps: mänd
  • Votic: mäntü

Further reading edit

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