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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/voohla

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

Possibly from earlier *woošëla and borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Lithuanian oželis), or alternatively, possibly derived from *voohi + *-la.

Noun

*voohla[1]

  1. kid (young goat)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: vohl
  • Finnish: vohla

References

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

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “vohla”, in 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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