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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/riihi

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 *riŋeše, cognate with Proto-Permic *ru̇ŋiš. Often reconstructed as Proto-Finno-Permic, but possibly rather an old Wanderwort.

Noun

*riihi[1]

  1. cabin used for drying and threshing grain

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: rehi
  • Finnish: riihi
  • Ingrian: riihi
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: rī’, rī’j
  • Livvi: riihi
  • Ludian: riih
  • Veps: rih'
  • Võro: riih
  • Votic: rihi
  • Inari Sami: riihâ
  • Latvian: rija
  • Russian: рига (riga)
  • Swedish: ria

References

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

Further reading

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