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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tauti

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-Norse *ᛞᚨᚢᚦᛁ (*dauþi), from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz, whence Old Norse dauði (death, deadly epidemic).

Noun

*tauti

  1. disease, sickness
    Synonym: *topi

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: taud
  • Finnish: tauti
  • Ingrian: tauti
  • Karelian: (Northern) tauti, (Southern) taudi
  • Livvi: taudi
  • Votic: tauti
  • Proto-Samic: *tāvtë (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

  • taud”, 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), “tauti”, 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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