Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rusu

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

Probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *trusa- (whence Old Norse trys, tros and dialectal Swedish tross).

Noun

*rusu[1]

  1. waste, garbage, debris

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: rusu
    • Livonian: ruzū
  • Finnish: (dialectal) rusu, rusentaa
  • Ingrian: rusu
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: rušu
    • South Karelian: ružu
  • Livonian: ru’zzõ
  • Livvi: ruzu
  • Veps: ruzu

Further reading

  • rusu”, 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), “rusentaa”, 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

References

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