Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/aivan

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

*aiva- +‎ *-n (singular instructive), with a root that is borrowed from either Proto-Indo-Iranian *Haywa (“so”) (compare Sanskrit एव (eva, “so, indeed”)) or Proto-Germanic *aiwaz (“long time”), *aiwą (compare Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍅 (aiw, “ever”)).

Adverb

*aivan

  1. very, quite
  2. always

Descendants

  • Estonian: aiva
  • Finnish: aivan
  • Ingrian: aivan
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: aivan
    • ⇒ South Karelian: aiven
  • Livvi: aivan
  • Ludian: aivan
  • Votic: aiva

Further reading

  • “aiva”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “aivan”, 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
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