Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/multa

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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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *muldō.

Noun

*multa[1]

  1. soil, earth, mold (loose soil)

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: muld
  • Finnish: multa
  • Ingrian: multa
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: mūlda
  • Livvi: muldu
  • Ludian: muld
  • Võro: muld
  • Votic: multõ

References

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

Further reading

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