Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hiiva

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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]

Possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *čiŋa, whence Erzya чов (čov, foam). Alternatively, possibly borrowed from Baltic, compare Lithuanian šývas (light gray)).

Noun[edit]

*hiiva

  1. yeast
  2. foam (of beer)
  3. dregs

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: hiib
  • Finnish: hiiva
  • Ingrian: hiiva
  • Võro: hiiv
  • Votic: iivõ

Further reading[edit]

  • hiib”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Entry #1219 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “hiiva”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN