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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/savi

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

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *śawe. Cognate with Erzya сёвонь (śovoń), Moksha [script needed] (śovǝń).[1]

Noun

*savi

  1. clay

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: savi
  • Finnish: savi
  • Ingrian: savi
  • Karelian: savi
  • Livonian: sä’uv
  • Livvi: savi
  • Ludian: savi
  • Veps: savi
  • Võro: savi
  • Votic: savi, savvi
References
  1. savi in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
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