Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/aina

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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

Etymology 1

Possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic (whence Old Prussian ainat (always)).

Adverb

*aina

  1. always

Descendants

From *aina:

  • Estonian: aina
  • Finnish: aina
    • Inari Sami: ain
    • Northern Sami: ain
  • Ingrian: ain, aina, aine
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: aina
    • South Karelian: aina
  • Votic: ain, ainõ

From *aino:

  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: aino
  • Ludian: aino

From *ainos:

Etymology 2

According to Aikio (2020), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ajna.[1]

Noun

*aina[2]

  1. cord, string attaching a fishnet to another

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Aikio, Ante (2020): Uralic Etymological Dictionary (draft)
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*aina”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎ (in Finnish)

Further reading

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