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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kuiva

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.

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Proto-Finnic

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Uralic *kujwa, compare Khanty [script needed] (χŏjəm-)

Adjective

*kuiva

  1. dry

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: kuiv
  • Finnish: kuiva
  • Ingrian: kuiva
  • Karelian: kuiva
  • Livonian: kūja
  • Livvi: kuivu
  • Ludian: kuiv
  • Veps: kuiv
  • Võro: kuiv
  • Votic: kuivõ

Further reading

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