Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ahava

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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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Etymology

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Unknown.

Noun

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*ahava

  1. dry and cold wind

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: ahav, aha, ahe (dialectal)
  • Finnish: ahava
    • Northern Sami: áfi
  • Ingrian: ahava
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: ahavu
  • Ludian: ahav
  • Veps: ahau
  • Votic: ahavõ

Further reading

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  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “ahava”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä[1] (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