Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ahjo

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

From earlier *ašjo, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *asjǭ (compare Swedish ässja, German Esse).[1]

Noun

*ahjo[2]

  1. oven
  2. forge, furnace

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: ahi
  • Finnish: ahjo
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: ahjo
    • South Karelian: ahjo
  • Livonian: ǭ’j
  • Livvi: ahjo
  • Ludian: ahdʹ
  • Veps: ahj
  • Võro: ahi, aho
  • Votic: ahjo

References

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “ahjo”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 4 August 2025
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*ahjo”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)