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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/oksa

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 Proto-Finno-Permic *oksa. Cognates include Proto-Samic *oaksē.

Noun

*oksa

  1. branch

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: oks
  • Finnish: oksa
  • Ingrian: oksa
  • Karelian: okša, oksa
  • Livonian: oksa
  • Livvi: oksu
  • Ludian: oks
  • Veps: oks
  • Võro: oss
  • Votic: õhsõ

References

  • oks”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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