Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tija-

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

Etymology

Onomatopoeic origin.

Noun

*tija-

1. titmouse, chickadee, tit (bird of the family Paridae)

Descendants

• Estonian: tihane
• Finnish: tiainen
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: tijaine
  • South Karelian: tiaine
• Livvi: tijaine, tiaine
• Ludian: tiaine
• Veps: tiäine
• Võro: tialanõ, tigalanõ, tiganõ

Further reading

• “tihane”, 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), “tiainen”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[2] (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