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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/oiva

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 from Proto-Uralic *ojwa (head). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adjective

*oiva

  1. fine, splendid, excellent

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: õevane (< *oivainën)
  • Finnish: oiva
  • Karelian: oiva
  • Livvi: oiva

Further reading

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