Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ahnëh

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 *ahnas +‎ *-ëh.

Adjective

*ahnëh[1]

  1. greedy

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: ahne
  • Finnish: ahne
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: ahneh
    • South Karelian: (dialectal) ahneh
  • Livvi: ahneh
  • Võro: ahnõq
  • Votic: ahnõ

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*ahnëh”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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