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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/savi

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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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Alternative reconstructions

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finno-Ugric *śawe. Cognate with Proto-Mordvinic *śovəń.[1]

Noun

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*savi

  1. clay

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: savi
  • Finnish: savi
  • Ingrian: savi
  • Karelian: savi
  • Livonian: sä’uv
  • Livvi: savi
  • Ludian: savi
  • Veps: savi
  • Võro: savi
  • Votic: savi, savvi

References

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  1. ^ savi”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012

Further reading

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