Etymological Notes (XIII). Two Lexical Borrowings from Cognate Finnic Languages

Etymological Notes (XIII). Two Lexical Borrowings from Cognate Finnic Languages

Two intra-Finnic cases of lexical borrowing are discussed, demonstrating that (1) the semantically opaque initial component juss- of the compound word jusshein 'Nardus stricta' originates from the Estonian word juus 'hair', while Estonian has been the source language for the corr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Keel ja kirjandus 2011-01, Vol.12, p.923-928
1. Verfasser: UIBO, UDO
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Zusammenfassung:Two intra-Finnic cases of lexical borrowing are discussed, demonstrating that (1) the semantically opaque initial component juss- of the compound word jusshein 'Nardus stricta' originates from the Estonian word juus 'hair', while Estonian has been the source language for the corresponding Ingrian, Votic, Finnish and Karelian equivalents; 2) the Estonian verb liisuma 'grow stale' derives from the Southwestern Finnish dialect word pliisu 'watery; colourless'. Adapted from the source document
ISSN:0131-1441