Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ohta-

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

Possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic *ašta- (whence Latvian asaka and Lithuanian ašaka)

Noun

*ohta-

1. thistle (Cirsium)

Descendants

• Estonian: ohakas
• Finnish: ohdake
• Ingrian: ohtajain
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: ohtahaini
  • South Karelian: ohtahaine, ohtoi
• Livvi: ohtoi
• Ludian: ohtoi
• Võro: ohtjas, oht'kas, oht'mas
• Votic: ohtain, (Jõgõperä, Lempola) ohtõjain, (Rajo) ohtiain

Further reading

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