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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/raja

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

Sound-symbolic.

Noun

*raja

  1. worn out object

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: raja, rajakas
  • Finnish: (dialectal) raja
  • Ingrian: rajaska
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: raja, rajakko
    • South Karelian: raja, rajakko
  • Livvi: rajakko
  • Veps: rajak

Further reading

  • raja”, 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), “raja”, 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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