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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vartija

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 *wardijô (whence Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌰 (wardja)).[1]

Noun

*vartija

  1. guard

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: vardja, (dialectal) vardija
  • Finnish: vartija
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: vardie, vardivo
  • Livvi: vardoija (to guard)
  • Ludian: vardoida (to guard)
  • Veps: vardoita (to guard)
  • Votic: (Mati) varrita (to guard)

References

  1. Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.

Further reading

  • vardja”, 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), “vartija”, 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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