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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/muna

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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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From Proto-Uralic *muna.

Noun

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*muna[1]

  1. egg
  2. (figurative) testicle

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: muna
  • Finnish: muna
  • Ingrian: muna
  • Karelian: muna
  • Livonian: (Courland) munā, (Salaca) muna
  • Livvi: muna
  • Ludian: muna
  • Veps: muna
  • Võro: muna
  • Votic: muna

References

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