Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/näitoi

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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 *näiti (later *neiti) +‎ *-oi.

Noun

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*näitoi[1]

  1. maiden, maid

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: neiu
  • Finnish: neito
  • Ingrian: neito
  • Karelian:
    North Karelian: neito
    South Karelian: neidoi
  • Livvi: neidoi
  • Ludian: neidoi
  • Veps: neidoo
  • Võro: näio
  • Votic: (Jõgõperä, Rajo) neito

References

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

Further reading

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