Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vootna

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

Possibly borrowed from hypothetical Proto-Baltic *ōgnas (not attested in any Baltic language), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós. Alternatively, possibly derived from *vooci.

Noun edit

*vootna[1]

  1. lamb (young sheep)
    Synonym: *kargicca

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*vootna”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading edit

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