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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ruuhi

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *þrūhs.

Noun

*ruuhi

  1. dugout (boat)
  2. trough

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: ruhi
  • Finnish: ruuhi
  • Ingrian: ruuhi
  • Karelian: ruuhi
  • Livvi: ruuhi
  • Ludian: ruuhi
  • Veps: ruuhd, ruuh
  • Võro: ruih
  • Votic: rohi-, ruhi- (in compounds: rohipuu, ruhipuu )

Further reading

  • ruhi in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), ruuhi”, 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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