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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nooli

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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-Uralic *ńële. The Finnic term is attested since an early date; it is found twice in Birch bark letter no. 292 from the 1200s, as нуоли (nuoli) and ноули (nouli).

Noun

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*nooli[1]

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Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: nool
  • Finnish: nuoli
  • Ingrian: nooli
  • Karelian: nuoli
  • Livonian: nūoļ
  • Veps: nol (from *noola)
  • Võro: nuul'

References

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