Finnic languages/isoglosses

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After Viitso 2000: Finnic affinity (among other things)

Isogloss South Estonian Coastal Finnic Notes
*čk tsk *tk
*kc, *pc ts *ks, *ps
*kt, *pt tt *ht
3PS -∅ *-pi
South Estonian Livonian Neva Finnic
*nc *ns *nc *ns
"forest" *metsa *metsa *metsä ← Baltic *medja
"wall" *saina *saina *seinä ← Baltic *saina
"hay" *haina *haina *heinä ← Baltic *šaina
"people" *haimo *heimo ← Baltic *šaima
"thigh" *raisi *reisi ← Baltic *rais
"back" *sälkä *sälkä *selkä Samic, Mari *selkä
"shoe" *käŋkä *käŋkä *keŋkä ← Gmc *skeŋka
South Estonian Livonian Estonian Votic North Finnic
"pole" *saibas *taibas *teibäs *seibäs *seibäs ← Baltic *staibas
"to rise" *nuuse- *touse- *noise- *nouse- origin unknown
*ns ːs ːs ːs *ns NB counterfeeding in Liv.
*e_B ɤ ɨ *e
South Estonian Livonian Estonian Votic West Finnish Ingrian Karelian East Finnish Veps