Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nila

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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 *ńila.

Noun

*nila[1]

  1. phloem, inner bark

Inflection

Descendants

  • >? Estonian: ila (slobber)
  • Finnish: nila
  • Karelian: ńila
  • Livvi: ńila
  • Ludian: ńila
  • Veps: ńila

References

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

Further reading

  • ila”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Entry #626 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.