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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rita

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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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Cognate with Proto-Samic *rëtē. Further origin unclear, possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *rita.

Noun

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*rita[1]

  1. trap, snare

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: rita
  • Karelian: rita, rida
  • Livvi: rida
  • Ludian: rida
  • Veps: rida

References

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

Further reading

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