Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nivu-

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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

Probably derived from *nivodak.

Noun

*nivu-[1]

  1. groin

Descendants

  • Estonian: niue, niuded pl
  • Finnish: nivunen
  • >? Livonian: ni’mmõd pl
  • Võro: nihuq pl
  • Votic: nivud pl, (Kettunen) nivuzõd pl

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*nivu-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto‎ (in Finnish)

Further reading

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