Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ciivo

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 *tijwo, from the same root as *ciivot'ak.

Adjective

*ciivo[1]

  1. clean, tidy

Noun

*ciivo[1]

  1. cleanliness, tidiness
  2. order

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: siivas
  • Finnish: siivo
    • Inari Sami: sijvuu
    • Lule Sami: sijvvo
    • Northern Sami: siivu
    • Skolt Sami: sijvv
  • Ingrian: siivo
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: šiivo
    • South Karelian: šiivo
  • Votic: siivo

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*ciivo”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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