Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ohta-

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 borrowed from Proto-Baltic *ašta- (whence Latvian asaka and Lithuanian ašaka)

Noun

*ohta-[1]

  1. thistle (Cirsium)

Descendants

  • Estonian: ohakas
  • Finnish: ohdake
  • Ingrian: ohtajain
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: ohtahaini
    • South Karelian: ohtahaine, ohtoi
  • Livvi: ohtoi
  • Ludian: ohtoi
  • Võro: ohtjas, oht'kas, oht'mas
  • Votic: ohtain, (Jõgõperä, Lempola) ohtõjain, (Rajo) ohtiain

References

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

Further reading

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