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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/auvo

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

Possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *aują (whence Old Norse ey (luck, heavenly aid)).

Noun

*auvo[1]

  1. honor/honour, respect

Declension

Descendants

  • Estonian: au
  • Finnish: auvo
    • Northern Sami: ávvu
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: auvo
  • Livonian: o’v, ouv
  • Võro: avv, au

References

  1. Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*auvo”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto (in Finnish)

Further reading

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