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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/petra

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

Unclear. Possibly borrowed from a Baltic language, compare Lithuanian bendras (common, shared) .

Noun

*petra

  1. deer, reindeer

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: põder
  • Finnish: peura, (dialectal) petra
  • Karelian: petra, pedra
  • Livonian: põ’ddõrz
  • Livvi: pedru
  • Ludian: pedr
  • Veps: pedr
  • Võro: põdõr, põdyr', põtr
  • Votic: põdra

Further reading

  • põder in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
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