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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kuhja

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

Possibly from Proto-Germanic [Term?] (whence Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (huhjan)). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

*kuhja

  1. haystack
    Synonym: *sapra, *soova

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kuhi
  • Finnish: (dialectal) kuhja, kuhjo
  • Ingrian: kuhja
  • Livonian: kū’j
  • Võro: kuhi
  • Votic: kuhjõ

Further reading

  • kuhi”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kuhja”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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