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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/routa

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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-Baltic [Term?] (whence Lithuanian grúodas (frozen mud or earth)).

Noun

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*routa

  1. ground frost (frozen top layer of soil caused by cold weather in winter)
    Synonym: *kirci

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: routa
    • Estonian: (dialectal) rõud
  • Ingrian: routa
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: roudu
  • Ludian: roud
  • Veps: roud
  • Votic: routõ, (Kattila, Mati) rõuta