Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nivu-

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

Etymology

Probably derived from *nivodak.

Noun

*nivu-

1. groin

Descendants

• Estonian: niue, niuded pl
• Finnish: nivunen
• >? Livonian: ni’mmõd pl
• Võro: nihuq pl
• Votic: nivud pl, (Kettunen) nivuzõd pl

References

Further reading

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