Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/juusto

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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-Norse [script needed] (*jūstaR)[1] or earlier Proto-Germanic *justaz. Cognate with Proto-Samic *vuostā.

Noun

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*juusto[2]

  1. cheese

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: juust
  • Finnish: juusto
  • Ingrian: juusto
  • Karelian: juusto, juustu
  • Livvi: juusto
  • Võro: juust
  • Votic: (Pummala) juusso

References

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  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “juusto”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*juusto”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)
  • juust”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012