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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vot'in

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 *vottadak (to take) + *-in, with the possible original meaning of the verb being 'to turn', rendering this term's literal translation as "a tool which is turned".

Noun

*vot'in

  1. key

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: võti
  • Finnish: otin
  • Livonian: võțīm
  • Võro: võti
  • Votic: võtti
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