Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/näic'üt

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 the same root as *näitoi with the suffix +‎ *-üt, possibly through a diminutive *näi(t)- + *-icce- (*-inën).

Noun

*näic'üt[1]

  1. maiden
  2. virgin

Descendants

  • Estonian: neitsi
  • Finnish: neitsyt
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: neitst
  • Livvi: neičyt
  • Ludian: neičud
  • Veps: neičud
  • Võro: näütsi
  • Votic: (Kattila) neitsüd

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*näic-cüt”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)
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