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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/majaga

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Proto-Finno-Permic *maja. Akin to Proto-Samic *mājēkē (cf. Ter Sami majjeg), Udmurt мый (myj).

Noun

*majaga

  1. beaver

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: majava, (dialectal) majaa
  • Karelian: majoa, majoava
  • Livvi: majai
  • Ludian: majai
  • Veps: majag
  • Võro: majaja, majajas
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