Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/maja

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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

Unknown, but related to Latvian mãja. There is no consensus on the direction of borrowing, but both directions have been proposed.

Noun

*maja[1]

  1. house
  2. hut

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: maja
  • Finnish: maja
  • Ingrian: maja
  • Karelian: maja
  • Livonian: mǭj (in compounds: īemǭj, mǭjpāika)
  • Livvi: maja
  • Ludian: maja
  • Võro: maja
  • Votic: maja
  • ? Latgalian: muoja
  • ? Latvian: māja
  • ? Latvian: māj (kursenieki)

References

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

Further reading

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