Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/paita

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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 1

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *paidō.

Noun

*paita

  1. (Northern Finnic) shirt
Inflection
Descendants
  • Finnish: paita
  • Ingrian: paita
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: paidu
  • Ludian: paid
  • Veps: paid

Etymology 2

Probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *faitaz.[1]

Noun

*paita

  1. (Northern Finnic) caul fat
Inflection
Descendants

References

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