Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tipa

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

Probably originally an interjection used to attract a hen or chicken.

Noun

*tipa

  1. chick, young chicken

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: tipa (dialectal)
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: tipa
  • Livonian: tibā, tšibā
  • Livvi: tipa

From *tipu:

  • Estonian: tibu
  • Finnish: tipu
  • Ingrian: tipu
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: tipu
  • Ludian: tipušk
  • Veps: tipu
  • Votic: (Jõgõperä) tipu
    • Kukkuzi: cipu

From *tipi:

From *tipo:

Further reading

  • tibu”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “tipu”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
  • Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*tipV”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)