Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pëtra

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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

Unclear. Possibly borrowed from a Baltic language, compare Lithuanian bendras (common, shared) .

Noun

*pëtra[1]

  1. deer, reindeer

Inflection

Descendants

References

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

Further reading

  • põder”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012