Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tiineh

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 earlier *tejneš, borrowed from an Indo-European language (probably Balto-Slavic), compare Lithuanian dieni (pregnant) and Sanskrit धेनु (dhenu).

Adjective edit

*tiineh

  1. (of animals) pregnant

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: tiine
  • Finnish: tiine
  • Ingrian: tiine
  • Karelian: tiineh
  • Livonian: (Salaca) tīn
  • Livvi: tiineh
  • Ludian: tiineh
  • Veps: tineh
  • Võro: tiinõq
  • Votic: tiini

Further reading edit

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