Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/piikivi
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From *pii + *kivi. The first component is cognate at minimum to Proto-Samoyedic *pə̈j (“stone, flint”), and may be from a Proto-Uralic root *pije (“flint”). However, it is also possible that the first component is etymologically identical to *pii (“prong, tooth”), in which case the original meaning of the compound would have been "tooth-stone" rather than "flintstone".
Noun
[edit]*piikivi
- flint, flintstone
- Synonym: *ola
Inflection
[edit]See *kivi.
Descendants
[edit]- Estonian: (coastal dialects) piikivi
- Finnish: piikivi, pii
- Ingrian: piikivi
- Karelian: piikivi
- Votic: (Jõgõperä, Mati) piitšivi
References
[edit]- “pii”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words][1] (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