Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/avanto

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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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*ava +‎ *-nto.

Noun

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*avanto

  1. ice hole

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: (dialectal) avand, avandus
  • Finnish: avanto
  • Ingrian: avanto
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian:
    • Kurzeme Livonian: ovāt (“spring, hole in the ice”)
    • Vidzeme Livonian: avat (“spring”)
      • ? Latvian: avots (“spring”)
      • ? Latgalian: olūts (“spring”)
  • Livvi: avando
  • Votic: avanto, avato

Further reading

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  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “avanto”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN