Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/aisa

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From earlier *ajësa, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *ajesa. Compare Sanskrit ईषा (īṣā).

Noun[edit]

*aisa

  1. shaft, thill (one of the poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle)

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: ais
  • Finnish: aisa
  • Ingrian: aisa
  • Karelian: aisa, aiža
  • Livvi: aižu
  • Ludian: aiž
  • Veps: aiž, aižaz
  • Votic: aisõ

Further reading[edit]

  • ais”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “aisa”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN