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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nisu

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

From *nisä + *-u.

Noun

*nisu

  1. wheat
    Synonym: *vehnä

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: nisu
  • Finnish: nisu
  • Karelian: nisu
  • Livonian: ni’zzõz
  • Livvi: nižu
  • Ludian: nižu
  • Veps: nižu
  • Võro: nisu
  • Votic: nisu

Further reading

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