< Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic
Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/aina
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Possibly from a Baltic language, compare Old Prussian ainat (“always”).
Adverb
*aina
- always
Descendants
- Estonian: aina
- Finnish: aina
- → Inari Sami: ain
- → Northern Sami: ain
- Ingrian: ain, aina, aine
- Karelian: aina, aino, ainos
- Livvi: ainos
- Ludian: ainos, aino
- Votic: ain, ainõ
Further reading
- aina in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN