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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hinta

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

From earlier *šinta, possibly borrowed from a Baltic language, compare Lithuanian šimtas (hundred), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm (in which case a doublet of *sata), albeit the semantic development is not entirely clear.

Noun

*hinta

  1. price

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: hind
  • Finnish: hinta
    • Northern Sami: haddi
    • Inari Sami: hadde
    • Skolt Sami: hâʹdd
  • Ingrian: hinta
  • Karelian: hinta, hinda
  • Livonian: īnda
  • Livvi: hindu
  • Ludian: hind
  • Veps: hind
  • Võro: hind
  • Votic: intõ

Further reading

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