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-)

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 [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), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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