Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ruuhi

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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]

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *þrūhs.

Noun[edit]

*ruuhi

  1. dugout (canoe)
  2. trough
    Synonyms: *aldas, *kaukalo, *künä

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

  • ruhi”, 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), “ruuhi”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN