Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/jutta

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

Etymology 1

    Possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic *jutas (compare Latvian jūtis, Lithuanian jautis).

    Noun

    *jutta

    1. leash of a yoke
    Inflection
    Descendants
    • Estonian: jutt
    • Finnish: jutta

    Etymology 2

      According to SSA and EES, of sound-symbolic origin.[1][2]

      Noun

      *jutta[3]

      1. stripe, streak, line
      Inflection
      Descendants
      • Finnish: (dialectal) jutta
      • Livonian: jutā

      From *jutti:

      • Estonian: jutt
      • Võro: jutt'

      References

      1. ^ Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “jutta2”, 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
      2. ^ jutt”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
      3. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*jutta”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)