Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sija

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

Cognate with Proto-Samic *sëjē, both borrowed from Proto-Germanic *stiją (whence English sty).

Noun edit

*sija

  1. place, position
  2. bed

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Finnish: sija
  • Ingrian: siha, sija
  • Karelian: sija, šija
  • Livvi: sija
  • Ludian: šija
  • Veps: sija
  • Votic: siha

Further reading edit

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “sija”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN