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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hahila

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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 *hāhilaz (whence Alemannic German Hääli, Luxembourgish Héil).

Noun

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*hahila

  1. trammel (device to suspend cooking pots over a fire)

Inflection

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Descendants

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From *hahila:

  • Estonian: ahel
  • Võro: hahhil, ahhil
  • Votic: ahilõ

From *hahla:

Further reading

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