Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/paju

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

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From Proto-Uralic *pajiw.

Noun

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*paju[1]

  1. willow (tree)

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: paju
  • Finnish: paju
  • Ingrian: paju
  • Karelian: paju
  • Livonian: pa’i
  • Livvi: paju
  • Ludian: paju
  • Veps: paju
  • Võro: pai
  • Votic: paju

References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*paju”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)
  • paju”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012