Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/makjas

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *smakjaz.

Adjective

*makjas[1]

  1. tasty, sweet
  2. greedy, eager

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: maias
  • Finnish: (dialectal) maajas
    • → Karelian:
      • South Karelian: (dialectal; Western) moajas
  • Ingrian: makjas
  • Livonian: maigāz
  • Votic: magjõz
  • Võro: mak'as, majas

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*makjas”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)
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