Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/huu

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From earlier *šuwi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *šuŋe.

Noun[edit]

*huu[1]

  1. ghost, spirit

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Finnish: (dialectal) huu, huunpurema

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*huu”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading[edit]

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “huu”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
  • Entry #1013 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.