Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/muikëda

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

Etymology

Probably from the same root *muja- (with the suffix *-këda) as *muistadak (“to remember, understand”); compare Karelian mujoa (“to taste”), Veps mujada (“to feel, taste, try”), or related to Northern Sami modji (“smile”).

Adjective

*muikëda

1. sour

Descendants

• Finnish: muikea
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: muikie
  • South Karelian: muigie
• Livvi: muigei
• Veps: muiged

Further reading

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