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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ëhva

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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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Alternative forms

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  • *hëhva

Etymology

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PIE word
*h₁éḱwos

From earlier *ëšva, probably borrowed from Proto-Baltic *éśwāˀ (whence Lithuanian ašva).

Noun

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*ëhva[1]

  1. heifer (young cow)

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*(h)ëhva”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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  • õhv”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “hieho”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN