Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/oiva

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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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Probably from Proto-Uralic *ojwa (head). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. semantic development

Adjective

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*oiva[1]

  1. fine, splendid, excellent

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: õevane (< *oivainën)
  • Finnish: oiva
  • Karelian: oiva
  • Livvi: oiva

References

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

Further reading

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