Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tainijo

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

    Borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*tainijō), from Proto-Germanic *tainijǭ.[1]

    Noun

    *tainijo

    1. type of fish trap
    Inflection
    Descendants
    • Finnish: (dialectal, obsolete) tainio, (Surname) Tainio, (Placename) Tainionkoski

    Etymology 2

      Probably borrowed from Late Proto-Norse [script needed] (*dain(i)-), from Proto-Germanic *dawīniz (whence Swedish dån (fainting)), in which case doublet of *tooni.[2]

      Noun

      *tainijo

      1. state of unconsciousness, fainting
      Inflection
      Descendants
      • Finnish: (dialectal) tainio, ? taintua
        • Karelian:
          • North Karelian: tainijo

      References

      1. ^ Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.
      2. ^ Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.

      Further reading

      • Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “tainio”, 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