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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/niici

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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 earlier *niiti, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian nīts and Lithuanian nytis).

Noun

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*niici[1]

  1. heddle (part of a loom)

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: niis
  • Finnish: niisi
  • Ingrian: niisi
  • Karelian: niisi, niizi
  • Livonian: nīdõz
  • Livvi: niiži
  • Ludian: niiž
  • Veps: niž
  • Votic: niisi

References

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

Further reading

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