Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/apaja

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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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Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *abjǭ, compare Old Norse efja. Cognate with Proto-Samic *vuopējē.

Noun

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*apaja[1]

  1. small bay
  2. fishing ground

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: abajas
  • Finnish: apaja
  • Ingrian: apaja
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: abai
  • Ludian: abai
  • Veps: abai
  • Votic: apajõ

References

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

Further reading

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