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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/apjo

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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. The Finnish word has in the past been compared with the root *ava (compare Finnish avoin (open), avata (to open)) and Proto-Germanic *aiwǭ, *aiwaz (law, custom) (compare Old English ǣw, æ (law, marriage, ceremony) and Old High German ēwa (law, marriage)). However, neither of these theories can be reconciled with a *-pj-. Another supposed Germanic source is Proto-Germanic *aiwjō (compare *hiwją > *hipjä), but this is not certain either.

Noun

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*apjo[1]

  1. marriage

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: abi- (in compound: abielu) (+ elu)
  • Finnish: avio
  • Ingrian: aivoi- (in compound: aivoinaine)
  • Livonian: a’b- (in compound: a’bjelāmi)
  • Võro: abi- (in compound: abielo) (+ elo)

References

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

Further reading

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  • abi-”, 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), “avio”, 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