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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sooja

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 1

Borrowed from Proto-Iranian *caHyáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćaHyáH.

Noun

*sooja[1]

  1. shelter
  2. protection
Inflection
Descendants
  • Finnish: suoja
  • Ingrian: sooja
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: šuoja
    • South Karelian: šuoja
  • Livvi: suoju
  • ? Proto-Samic: *suojē (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

Later shift from etymology 1.

Adjective

*sooja

  1. warm
  2. mild (weather)
Inflection
Descendants

References

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

Further reading

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