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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ahvën

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

Unknown, but cognate with Proto-Samic *vuosŋōn, suggesting earlier *ašŋene. Possibly from a substrate.

Noun

*ahvën

  1. perch (fish)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: ahven
  • Finnish: ahven
  • Ingrian: ahven
  • Karelian: ahven
  • Livonian: o’unõz
  • Livvi: ahven
  • Ludian: ahveń
  • Veps: ahven
  • Võro: ahhun'
  • Votic: ahvõn, ahvõkko, ahvokko

References

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