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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/aita

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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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Possibly from Proto-Uralic *ajta (compare Eastern Khanty [script needed] (), [script needed] (åť, fence)).[1]

Noun

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*aita[2]

  1. fence
  2. garden?

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: aed
  • Finnish: aita
  • Ingrian: aita
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: aita
    • South Karelian: aida
  • Livvi: aidu
  • Veps: aid
  • Võro: aid
  • Votic: aitõ

References

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  1. ^ Aikio, Ante: Studies in Uralic Etymology II: Finnic Etymologies Linguistica Uralica L 2014 1 [1]
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*aita”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)