Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/itä

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Uralic *itä- (to appear), as the Sun "appears" (rises) in the east.

Noun

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*itä

  1. east

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: ida
  • Finnish: itä
  • Ingrian: itä
  • Karelian: itä
  • Livonian: idā (northeast)
  • Votic: itä