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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/koivu

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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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From Proto-Uralic *kojwa.

Noun

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*koivu[1]

  1. birch (tree)
    Synonym: *kaski

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: kõiv
  • Finnish: koivu
  • Ingrian: koivu
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian:
  • Ludian: koiv
  • Veps: koiv
  • Võro: kõiv
  • Votic: koivu

References

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