Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ruskëda

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

Related to *rusko and Proto-Samic *ručkëtē. Of ultimately unclear origin, but derived with the suffix *-ëda; the root could possibly ultimately be borrowed from either Proto-Slavic *rusъ, Baltic (compare Lithuanian rùdskis) or Germanic, but none of these theories is certain.

Adjective

*ruskëda[1]

  1. brown, red

Descendants

  • Estonian: ruske
  • Finnish: ruskea
  • Ingrian: ruskia
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: ruskei
  • Ludian: rusked
  • Veps: rusked
  • Votic: ruska

References

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