Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/natta

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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]

Unknown. Probably sound-symbolic. Alternatively, possibly related to Inari Sami njetti and Nganasan [script needed] (noudiʔ-).

Noun[edit]

*natta

  1. slime
  2. snot, mucus

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: (dialectal) natt
  • Finnish: (dialectal) natta, naatta, näättä, nata
  • Ingrian: natta
  • Karelian:
  • Votic: nattõ

Further reading[edit]

  • natt”, 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), “natta”, 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