Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tüüni

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *tiwä-ni, cognate with Northern Khanty тевән (tjewən).

Adjective

*tüüni[1]

  1. calm, quiet, serene

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: tüüne, tüün
  • Finnish: tyyni
  • Ingrian: tyyni
  • Karelian: tyyni
  • Veps: tün' (reformed as an ä-stem)
  • Votic: tüüni

References

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