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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hepoinen

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 *hepoi + *-inen (diminutive).

Noun

*hepoinen

  1. horse

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: hobune
  • Finnish: hevonen
  • Ingrian: hepoin, (Soikkola) heppoin
  • Karelian: heponi, hepoine
  • Livonian: (Courland) õ'bbi, (Salaca) i'bbi
  • Livvi: heboine
  • Ludian: heboine
  • Veps: heboone
  • Võro: hobõnõ, hopõn'
  • Votic: opõn

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), hepo”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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