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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ahnas

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

Borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *(H)aćHnas (whence Sanskrit अश्न (aśna, gluttonous)). [1]

Adjective

*ahnas

  1. greedy
  2. voracious
  3. eager

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Finnish: ahnas
  • Ingrian: ahnas
  • Karelian: ahnas
  • Livvi: ahnas
  • Ludian: ahnak
  • Veps: (Northern) ažlak, (Southern) ahlak ?
  • Votic: ahnõz

Further reading

  • ahne”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012

References

  1. Holopainen, Sampsa: Indo-Iranian Borrowings In Uralic University of Helsinki (2019)
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