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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/noodëh

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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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Alternative reconstructions

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Etymology

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Most likely borrowed from Proto-Baltic *žnuotas (whence Latvian znots),[1] or alternatively and less likely, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *knōdiz.

Noun

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*noodëh

  1. relative through marriage; sister's husband

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: (archaic, rare) nuode

References

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  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri (2019): Lähtökielen sanansisäisten soinnittomien klusiilien edustus kantasuomen balttilaislainoissa: Osa II. Edustus kohdekielen pitkän tavuaineksen jäljessä. SUSA, (97), 35–73. [1]

Further reading

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  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “nuode”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN