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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hirnudak

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 an onomatopoetic root with the suffix +‎ *-udak.

Verb

*hirnudak (stem *hirnu-)

  1. to neigh

Descendants
  • Estonian: hirnuma/hirnuda
  • Finnish: hirnua
  • Ingrian: hirnua, hernua
  • Karelian: hirnuo
  • Livvi: hirnuo
  • Ludian: hirnuda
  • Veps: hirnuda
  • Votic: irnua, (Mati) irnaa
  • → Northern Sami: hirdnut

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