Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tüvi

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 Proto-Finno-Ugric *tüŋe. Cognates include Hungarian .

Noun edit

*tüvi

  1. base (of a tree)
  2. stem, trunk

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: tüvi
  • Finnish: tyvi
  • Ingrian: tyvi
  • Karelian: tyvi
  • Livonian: tõ’v
  • Livvi: tyvi
  • Ludian: tüvi
  • Veps: tüvi
  • Võro: tüvi
  • Votic: tüvi

Further reading edit

  • tüvi”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Entry #1053 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.