Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/raici

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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 *rajti, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Lithuanian rietas (thigh)). Akin to Proto-Samic *ruojtë.

Noun[edit]

*raici[1]

  1. thigh

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: reis
  • Finnish: reisi
  • Ingrian: reis
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: reiži
  • Ludian: reiž
  • Veps: reiž
  • Võro: rais
  • Votic: reisi

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*raici”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading[edit]

  • reis”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012