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

Etymology

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

Noun

*aisa[1]

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

Inflection

Descendants

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

References

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

Further reading

  • ais”, in 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]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN