Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rüppi

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

According to EES, probably sound-symbolic.[1]

Noun

*rüppi[2]

  1. lap
    Synonyms: *parmas, *süli, *üskä
  2. wrinkle, crinkle

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: rüpp
  • Livonian: rip

From *rüppü (derived with *-u):

From *ruppi (a back-vowel variant):

  • Estonian: (dialectal) rupp
  • Finnish: (dialectal, rare) ruppu
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: ruppi
  • Ludian: rupp
  • Veps: rupišk
  • Võro: rupp'

References

  1. ^ rüpp”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*rüppi”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “ryppy”, in 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