Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hirnudak

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 an onomatopoetic root with the suffix +‎ *-udak.

Verb

*hirnudak (stem *hirnu-)[1]

  1. to neigh

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: hirnuma/hirnuda
  • Finnish: hirnua
    • Northern Sami: hirdnut
  • Ingrian: hirnua, hernua
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: hirnuo
    • South Karelian: hirnuo
  • Livvi: hirnuo
  • Ludian: hirnuda
  • Veps: hirnuda
  • Võro: hirnma/hirnuq
  • Votic: irnua, (Mati) irnaa

Further reading

  • hirnuma”, 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), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[2] (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

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*hirnu-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)