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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/jouhi

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.

Noun

*jouhi

  1. horsehair

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: jõhv
  • Finnish: jouhi
    • Northern Sami: juovka
  • Ingrian: jouhi
  • Karelian: jouhi
  • Livonian: jõ’ugi
  • Livvi: jouhi
  • Ludian: d'ouh
  • Veps: jōvez
  • Võro: jõuh (Seto)
  • Votic: jõvi

Further reading

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