Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/riita

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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 *strīdaz.

Noun

*riita

  1. quarrel
    Synonym: *tora

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: riid
  • Finnish: riita
  • Ingrian: riita
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: (Salaca) rīd
  • Livvi: riidu
  • Ludian: riid
  • Veps: rid
  • Votic: riito, riitõ

Further reading

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