Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/patja

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *badją.

Noun[edit]

*patja

  1. pillow, cushion
  2. mattress

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: padi
  • Finnish: patja
  • Karelian: patja
  • Livonian: (Courland) paḑā, (Salaca) pade
  • Võro: padi

Further reading[edit]

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