Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ragëh

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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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Unknown. Possibly from an onomatopoeic root (compare Estonian ragisema) with +‎ *-ëh.

Noun

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*ragëh[1]

  1. hailstone; (in the plural) hail (precipitation)

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: rahe
  • Finnish: rae
  • Ingrian: rae
  • Karelian: ruah
  • Votic: ragõ

From *ragis? (possibly by reanalysis via the plural form *rakëhët)

References

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