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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/patja

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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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Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *badją.

Noun

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*patja[1]

  1. pillow, cushion
  2. mattress

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: padi
  • Finnish: patja
  • Karelian: patja
  • Livonian: (Courland) paḑā, (Salaca) pade
  • Võro: padi

References

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

Further reading

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