Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ahnas

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

Borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *(H)aćHnas (whence Sanskrit अश्न (aśna, gluttonous)).[1]

Adjective

*ahnas

  1. greedy
  2. voracious
  3. eager

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Finnish: ahnas
  • Ingrian: ahnas
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: ahnaš
    • South Karelian: ahnaš
  • Livvi: ahnas
  • Ludian: ahnak
  • Veps: (Northern) ažlak, (Southern) ahlak
  • Votic: ahnõz
  • Proto-Samic: *(h)ānēs (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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

References

  1. ^ Holopainen, Sampsa (2019) Indo-Iranian borrowings in Uralic: Critical overview of sound substitutions and distribution criterion[1], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN, pages 60–62