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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/maa

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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-Finno-Ugric *mëxe.

Noun

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*maa[1]

  1. earth, ground, soil
  2. land, country

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: maa
  • Finnish: maa
  • Ingrian: maa
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: mua
    • South Karelian: mua
  • Livonian:
    • Courland Livonian:
    • Vidzeme Livonian:
  • Livvi: mua
  • Ludian: mua
  • Veps: ma
  • Võro: maa
  • Votic: maa

References

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