Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/igen

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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 Proto-Finno-Ugric *ikene, related to Hungarian íny.

Noun

*igen

  1. gum (part of the mouth)

Inflection

Although *igen was etymologically an n-stem noun, both North and South Estonian and Livonian (originally) decline this noun as an m-stem noun.

Descendants

  • Estonian: ige
  • Finnish: ien
  • Ingrian: ien
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: ijen
    • South Karelian: igen
  • Livonian: iʼgmõd
  • Livvi: igen
  • Veps: igin
  • Võro: ikim
  • Votic: itšee